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Netherlands · House of Representatives · 31 August 2012
Reactie van de minister n.a.v. de berichten rondom de vastgoedtransacties van de woningstichting Vitaal Wonen (277 woningen) te Limbricht (gemeente Sittard-Geleen).
France · Senate · 22 August 2012
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 August 2012
Analyses van het Centraal Planbureau en De Nederlandse Bank van de hervorming van de woningmarkt die is opgenomen in het Begrotingsakkoord 2013
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to establish a voluntary program for eligible borrowers who qualify for the Home Affordable Refinance Program carried out by the GSEs, under which the GSEs shall pay up to $1,000 of the closing costs associated with applying for and receiving refinancing when the borrower agrees to refinance a 30-year mortgage loan into a fully amortizing loan with a term of not longer than 20 years. Requires the subject property to have a loan-to-value ratio of not less than 105%.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Family Self-Sufficiency Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the purpose of the Family-Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program to include the use of both low-income housing assistance under Section 8 of such Act (as in current law) and public housing capital and operating funds under Section 9 in order to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. Eliminates the budget allocation reserved for public housing agency (PHA) incentive awards. Prescribes and/or revises eligibility requirements for families to participate in local FSS programs and for the eligible entities to administer them. Makes the owner or sponsor of a multifamily property receiving rental assistance under Section 8, as well as a PHA, an eligible entity for administering a local FSS program. Revises the scope of supportive services provided through a local FSS program under a contract of participation between an eligible entity and a leaseholder receiving assistance under Sections 8 or 9 to include: (1) education for attainment of a GED, (2) education in pursuit of a post-secondary degree or certification, (3) health and mental health services as needed, (4) homeownership education and assistance, and (5) financial literacy. Removes training in homemaking and parenting skills from the list of authorized supportive services. Revises requirements for and limitations on rent increases. Requires an eligible entity to place in an interest-bearing escrow account, for each participating family, an amount equal to any increase in rent the family pays. Requires payment of the escrow account funds to the family after the end of the contract of participation, unless the family fails to qualify to receive it. Modifies requirements for the establishment of fees for costs incurred by eligible entities administering FSS programs. Authorizes owners of privately-owned properties, under specified conditions, voluntarily to make local FSS programs available to their tenants by entering into cooperative agreements with local PHAs administering FSS programs.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from certain registration and disclosure requirements the sale or lease of a condominium unit not already exempt from coverage under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify low-income building units that provide housing for full-time students who were homeless during a five-year period prior to occupying a low-income housing unit for the low-income housing tax credit.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to exclude a seller of manufactured homes from the definition of loan originator subject to such Act, unless such individual or entity is engaged in the business of a loan originator or receives compensation or gain for engaging in certain residential mortgage loan activities in excess of any compensation or gain received in a comparable cash transaction. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to revise the definition of "high cost mortgage."
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from certain registration and disclosure requirements the sale or lease of a condominium unit not already exempt from coverage under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from carrying out, supporting, or otherwise providing any assistance to the Tenant Resource Network Program authorized under the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998. Amends the Act to repeal the Secretary's authority to provide funding for the Program. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any funds currently allocated under the Program. Requires the funds to be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and used only for reducing the federal budget deficit.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 2012
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to qualify for such credit low-income housing units that are available to individuals who have attained the age of 62 and whose incomes are 140% or less of the income limitation required for occupants of such housing units.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 August 2012
De situatie rond het asbest in woningen in de Utrechtse wijk Kanaleneiland
United States · United States Senate · 1 August 2012
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2012
Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress has enacted successful policies to increase homeless children's access to and stability in public elementary and secondary schools and Head Start Programs; (2) in order to increase homeless families' access to and continuity in care, similar policies should be applied to federal child care programs; and (3) such policies will assist homeless parents in maintaining employment and regaining housing, and will provide critical interventions to support that vulnerable population of children. Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require the lead agency to coordinate the provision of services under such Act with social services programs that include: (1) Head Start and Early Head Start programs under the Head Start Act; (2) programs and services of partners that serve vulnerable populations; and (3) programs and services of entities receiving grants to provide homeless veterans with housing, employment-related services, or supportive services. Revises state plan requirements to require consideration of homeless children in the use of funds for child care services and activities. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a pilot program of grants to states to identify and implement best practices for increasing access to and continuity of child care for homeless children.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2012
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1627 (furnishing hospital care and medical services to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated there and to improve the provision of housing assistance to veterans and their families) by changing the spelling of a last name in the short title of title II.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 August 2012
Uitstel beantwoording vragen Monasch over het rapport van het EIB over de situatie in de bouwsector
France · Senate · 31 July 2012
France · Senate · 30 July 2012
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2012
Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that each housing assistance payments contract entered into under the Section 8 rental assistance voucher program by a public housing agency (PHA) and the owner of a dwelling unit provide that such owner pay, on a timely basis, all covered taxes validly assessed against the property in which the unit is located. Defines "covered taxes" as any tax under state or local law assessed upon real property or the revenue of which is dedicated for use only for schools or for costs of education. Allows a contract to provide that, upon notification and identification of a tax delinquency by a taxing authority, the PHA shall abate all of the rental assistance amounts for the property, transferring them monthly to the taxing authority, until the delinquency is eliminated. Declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize, or establish any cause or grounds for, the termination of the tenancy of any tenant from any dwelling unit assisted under the rental assistance voucher program. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to maintain a database of information regarding owners of dwelling units: (1) assisted under the program whose housing assistance payments contracts have been terminated for noncompliance with the requirements of this Act, and (2) with respect to whom assistance amounts have been abated and transferred to a taxing authority.
United States · United States Senate · 24 July 2012
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
522 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will work with the Department for Social Protection to help prevent young people becoming homeless who have turned 18 years of age and are seeking to live independently from their parents’ home but have no permanent address and may in some cases only have a homeless shelter which is not suitable for making an application for housing as it is necessary in most cases to be on the approved housing list before one can obtain payment from the Department of Social Protection in relation to a supplementary welfare payment for accommodation as the income they would receive from the Department of Social Protection would not be sufficient to cover accommodation as well as living; if he will take steps to prevent people in this category becoming homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36519/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
517 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make additional funding available to Westmeath County Council for grant aid in respect of housing aid for the elderly, housing adaption grants and mobility aid grant. [36436/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
514 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council in respect of improvement works to unfinished housing estates in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36398/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
503 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the figure for the average return on rent from a local authority housing unit. [36386/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
502 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimated cost of building 5,000 social housing units across the State over a 12 month period. [36385/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
501 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current average cost of building a social housing unit. [36384/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
497 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 11 October 2011, the position regarding the exemption of the clawback applying to home owners who bought homes under the affordable housing and shared ownership schemes prior to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36272/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
515 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses that have been transferred from the National Asset Management Agency into social housing and their location by county; the number of houses offered by NAMA and their location by county; the number inspected and their location by county; the criteria used for selecting eligible houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36417/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
485 Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether any proposed restructuring should reflect the demographics of the local areas which, in this Deputy’s constituency’s case, will be as diverse as massive concentrations of social housing flat complexes in the south inner city to the urban sprawl areas, like vast social housing schemes, like Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, whose social inclusion measures will vary and request that the local area partnerships must operate around specific small communities because of the diversity of demographics involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
481 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding houses built under the capital loan and subsidy scheme prior to the introduction of the incremental purchase process; if legislation or a statutory instrument is required in order to enable mainstream family homes, built under this scheme, to be offered for sale to their tenants as is the case with other forms of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36032/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
479 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to complete unfinished common spaces such as roads in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry which came under the ownership of the Minister for Finance following the striking off of a company (details supplied) from the Register of Companies, as the local authority is refusing to do so claiming it is private property. [35989/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
474 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the quantity of vacant housing stock that Carlow County Council has at its disposal; the number of persons on its social housing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35941/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
473 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that the interest rate cut is passed on to local authority mortgage holders. [35939/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
472 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the guidance in place for local authorities taking residential estates in charge; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35935/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
374 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rent supplement measures available to young persons living in emergency accommodation and at risk of homelessness in view of the serious issues raised by several housing and homeless charities in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36336/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2012
386 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the situation of persons who have reached the age of 18 years of age and are not living at home and seeking independent living are not in a position to obtain such accommodation as the €100 a week social protection payment is not sufficient to include accommodation and there is a risk that people in this category will become homeless as to obtain a payment from the community welfare officer in respect of accommodation it is first necessary except in exceptional cases for a person to be on the approved housing list and before they can do this they have to provide verification that they are living at a suitable address for a period of six months and that people in this situation who may be in emergency accommodation or a homeless shelter cannot use that address both in terms of social protection payments or housing applications; if she will review this issue to provide assistance in these essential cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36510/12]
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2012
Protecting Independence in the Education of Loan Originators Act of 2012 - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to prohibit the courses offered by lenders for their own employees from satisfying the pre-licensing education or continuing education requirement.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2012
Fast Help For Homeowners Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the servicer of a federally related mortgage, upon request by the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property under the mortgage, to notify in writing each holder of a subordinate lien on the property securing the loan of such request, together with a copy of it. Requires a subordinate lien holder that is so notified to respond in writing to the servicer within 45 days after receiving the notification. Considers the request approved by the holder if the holder does not respond within the 45 days.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2012
240 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of unfinished estates managed by the National Asset Management Agency and other banking institutions, including foreign banks, and if he will provide a breakdown by category 1-4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35864/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2012
234 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an estate (details supplied) in County Cork is included in the list of 770 developments of site resolution plans by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35758/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2012
221 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria a local authority considers in deciding on a person’s application for inclusion on their housing list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35484/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 July 2012
219 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the local authorities that negotiated the purchase price for social housing under Part 5 of the 2000 Planning and Development Act in advance of the houses being constructed; the local authorities who negotiated the purchase price on completion of the development; if those local authorities who pre negotiated a price paid above market value; the number of houses involved and the locations of same; if there are contractual obligations still outstanding in relation to pre-negotiated prices; if so, the number of units and the locations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
497 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish the special instance housing scheme for rural areas, in view of the fact that this scheme proved the most cost efficient process of providing social housing in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35267/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
495 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units that have been secured in County Donegal under the long term leasing scheme; if he will provide the uptake by electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35265/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
488 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households and persons that have applied for inclusion in the rental accommodation scheme operated by local authorities in calendar years 2010 and 2011, and in the first six months of 2012; the number of households and persons for which housing was sourced under the rental accommodation scheme operated by local authorities in calendar years 2010 and 2011, and in the first six months of 2012; the number of households and persons registered at present on the rental accommodation scheme operated by local authorities that are awaiting the provision of rented accommodation. [35200/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
487 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to rescind the clawback clauses that apply in respect of affordable home contracts in view of the collapse in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35189/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
477 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the difficulties posed to separated parents by the housing policies of some local authorities that assess the non-custodian parent as a single applicant for the purpose of housing; if there is a reason for the disparity among the local authorities in relation to this policy; if he is aware that policies that assess a parent as a single parent for the purpose of housing, are having a negative impact on that parent's ability to secure access to their child or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35046/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
475 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of vacant housing units in the Dublin City Council area and if he will give a breakdown by ward. [35010/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
473 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list the 211 ghost estates where restoration work has been completed; if he will list the 523 estates where restoration plans are in place or where work has already commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2012
468 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address youth homelessness in view of the fact that many young persons once they turn 18 years find their income is too low for them to move into private accommodation and away from emergency accommodation, to live in self sustainable conditions which support their determination to gain income and job security; his further plans to help young persons move away from homelessness and emergency accommodation towards gaining housing security and job security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34818/12]