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• HUD threatens to cut off D.C. AIDS funding

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, worried about widespread lapses in oversight of the Districts AIDS program, is threatening to cut off $12.2 million in federal funding next year if the problems are not fixed. read more
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• World Bank, Singapore Launch Global Urban Strategy

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Bernama 10 Nov 09;SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The World Bank and Singapore today launched a new global urban strategy that will guide bank advisory services and financing in the sector over the next decade.The launch was at the inaugural World Bank-Singapore Infrastructure Finance Summit jointly organised by the ...
  21 hours ago

• West 7th Adds More Retail Tenants

  
  Fort Worthology — Authority: 126
  The West 7th development by Cypress Equities has added four new retail tenants to its mix, we have learned:Teskey’s Uptown – An offshoot of the western wear store from Weatherford, Teskey’s Uptown will offer “fashion-forward western and urban apparel.”Flirt Boutique – Women’s apparel, shoes, and ...
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• Koalas Disappearing from Australia

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 597
  Australia’s koalas are in trouble.  Scientists from the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) have evidence of a drastic decline in Australia’s wild koala population and are requesting protection from the government. Read more of this story »
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• Doomsday for FHA?

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 140
  Housing Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration was created during the New Deal to rebuild confidence in the housing market. Today, it is the only federal agency to not rely on taxpayer dollars: its funding comes from borrowers who take out FHA-financed mortgages. However, the Washington Posts’ Dina ...
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• Urban planning must be precise and scientific – Vietnam PM

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 123
  Hanoi, a constant construction site – IMAGE SOURCE: Flickr – seier+seier+seier Nhan Dan reports The Prime Minister of Vietnam – Nguyen Tan Dung stressed that urban planning must be precise and scientific to ensure sustainable development while receiving a delegation of the Vietnam Urban Development ...
  3 days ago

• Rental Help Available for Iowans

  
  POPULAR PROGRESSIVE — Authority: 120
  I received this from State Representative Vicki Lensing: As part of the federal economic recovery program, Iowa has received $11 million to help qualified Iowa renters pay their rental and utility bills. To qualify, you must be at risk of homelessness and your income must be at or below 50% of the local area median ...
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• T&P Tavern Closes For Remodeling

  
  Fort Worthology — Authority: 126
  We’ve just heard that the T&P Tavern (in the T&P station in Downtown, natch) is closed for now due to remodeling. They’re commencing restoration of the classic 1930s diner inside the building (hooray!) and can’t run the outside kiosk while that’s going. We’ll make sure to keep an eye on the project ...
  4 days ago

• The Week in Government Failure

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 744
  Over at Downsizing Government , we focused on failures in the following departments this week: Commerce: corporate welfare in Ohio Defense: cost overruns in the Pentagon’s space programs Energy: central planners gamble with taxpayer money HUD: subsidizing private firms to operate public housing isn’t ...
  5 days ago

• Top Four Markets for Real Estate

  
  The Ground Floor — Authority: 460
  This post was written by Trisha Riggs , vice president of communications for ULI. Washington, D.C. ranks as the top market in the United States for real estate investment and development, which, in the current economic environment, means it is the least troubled. So says the 2010 version of Emerging Trends in ...
  5 days ago

• US Bank Among 6 FHA Lenders to Face HUD Actions

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 152
  U.S. Bank, N.A., is accused of failing "to provide necessary documentation delayed the re-sale of the foreclosed property and the department’s mitigation of the FHA fund’s losses in connection with the claim," the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a news release. The Minneapolis-based ...
  5 days ago

• SM Goh says Singapore needs new identity to stay ahead

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia 5 Nov 09;SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said Singapore needs to be one of the most liveable cities - not just in Asia, but globally - and one that goes beyond being clean, green and safe.Mr Goh shared this new vision of Singapore over the next 25 years at the 50th anniversary ...
  6 days ago

• Investors Don’t Always Have the “First Look” at Foreclosures

  
  New Homes Section Blog — Authority: 126
  Despite the funding made available by the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, and first-time buyers offering more for the homes than investors, the banks were still taking...
  6 days ago

• Two Interesting Downtown Design Review Board Items

  
  Fort Worthology — Authority: 126
  We were perusing the agenda for today’s meeting of the city’s Downtown Design Review Board, and a couple of items under “New Cases” caught our eye. Here they are, as written on the agenda:DG09-053401 West Lancaster Avenue; Texas & Pacific WarehouseOwner / Applicant: Cleopatra Investments, Ltd./Gromatzky, ...
  6 days ago

• 13 million want to live in Singapore

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  Alicia Wong, Today Online 5 Nov 09;SINGAPORE - Should all who want to live in Singapore be granted their wish, the island could be overwhelmed with a population of up to 13 million, even if some restless locals seek greener pastures elsewhere.This appeal the Republic holds for potential immigrants puts it right at the ...
  1 week ago

• SembMarine leaps into future with massive new shipyard in Tuas

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 582
  $750m first phase to be ready by 2013 and remainder over 12 years; no cash-call to fund expansionVincent Wee Business Times 5 Nov 09;(SINGAPORE) Sembcorp Marine yesterday took a bold step into the future by unveiling plans to build a massive integrated yard facility in Tuas View Extension. This will be Singapores ...
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• A Failure Built to The Sky: Looking at the History of Public Housing in Chicago

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 140
  D. Bradford Hunt, Blueprint for Disaster: The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing, University of Chicago Press, 2009.  392 pages. By Matthew Blake In 1994, Republicans seized control of Congress for the first time in 40 years, and new Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich set out to vanquish what remained of ...
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• TCC Sunken Plaza Progress

  
  Fort Worthology — Authority: 126
  One can debate whether or not this plaza is a good idea (our instincts say “no” – sunken plazas tend to not be very active or inviting, with a few exceptions), but it’s getting built, so here’s an update on the project’s construction. Tarrant County College is steaming ahead with finishing out its ...
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• Kh.Battulga, Minister for Roads, Transport and Urban Development: ₮650 thousand, planned by the Government is credit line.

  
  Mongolia Business and Mongolian Daily Business News — Authority: 132
  photo courtesy of gogo.mn Government of Mongolia issued bond of ₮180 billion and resolved to spend it for funding of the state servants housing. But the resolution stated that it will give loan based on the calculation of 650 thousand MNT per sq.meter creates big dispute. Because, construction companies think that ...
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• Kh.Battulga, Minister for Roads, Transport and Urban Development: It is a private company’s lobby

  
  Mongolia Business and Mongolian Daily Business News — Authority: 132
  photo courtesy of gogo.mn Kh.Battulga, Minister for Roads, Transport and Urban Development: shares his opinion on the current issues of his responsible sector. Q: During the Standing Committee on Economy Meeting your sector in charge was quite criticized. Some MPs had negative comments on the resolution of the ...
  1 week ago

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