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HELENA, MT - December 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Brian Schweitzer has ordered that all flags on property of the State of Montana be flown at half staff on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010, to honor the memory of Montana State Highway Patrol Trooper David DeLaittre. Trooper DeLaittre was killed while on duty on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010. The Governor also encourages all Montanans to fly flags at their homes, schools, public buildings, parks, communities and business at half staff in honor of Trooper DeLaittre.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to Barrett Hospital Development Corporation to replace the existing Barrett Hospital & Healthcare facility in Dillon, Montana. The $33.1 million loan is made possible through the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that public housing authorities in Montana successfully met a critical funding deadline outlined in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

HELENA, MT - February 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Steve Bullock on Friday announced that, under the terms of a settlement between his office and Countrywide, 79 Montana consumers who lost their homes to the foreclosure of Countrywide home loans will receive checks for $3,129 within the next few days.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded the Missoula Housing Authority $68,000 in Missoula, MT to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Obama Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is renewing grant funding needed to keep 19 local homeless assistance programs throughout Montana operating.

Washington, D.C. - November 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today applauded the Senate for passing his bill to extend the $8,000 tax credit to more of Montana’s first time homebuyers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today sent a letter to House leaders urging them to extend the home buyer tax credit. He has also cosponsored the Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2009.

HELENA, MT - October 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, announced the Montana Board of Housing has been awarded $170,297 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing assistance in Montana.

HELENA, MT - October 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montana families facing foreclosure, seeking affordable rental housing, or hoping to buy their first home will have a greater opportunity to find housing, or keep the homes they have, because of $214,769 in housing counseling grants announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg today announced $200,000 for The Rocky Mountain Development Council (RMDC) to address a significant shortage of quality, affordable housing in Helena, MT. The funding was included in the House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee bill for Fiscal Year 2010.

HELENA, MT - July 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montana consumers who lost their homes through the foreclosure of some Countrywide home loans are eligible for a settlement of about $2,000 each, Attorney General Steve Bullock announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today approved plans for the City of Billings and the City of Great Falls to use $439,311 in federal grants to help stabilize and revive local neighborhoods, rehabilitate affordable housing, and improve key public facilities. Individually, the City of Billings will receive $190,430 and the City of Great Falls will receive $248,881.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded a $3,373,327 grant to Montana Department of Commerce.

HELENA, MT - April 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $366,090 in grants to two public housing agencies in Montana. These agencies will use this funding to connect public housing residents with education, job training, employment services and homeownership counseling available in the local community to promote self-sufficiency.