Jeramy Jones's (jeramyjones) Blog

Foreclosure scams are destructive, deceptive, and devastating to families who are fighting to survive. We have families on the edge of foreclosure that are being offered relief too good to be true, and we at HUD will take every possible measure to educate and protect consumers and homeowners, bri...

The Utah State Legislature passed a bill last week that will provide $6000 grants to buyers of newly constructed, never-occupied homes. The program, called "Home Run," will be immediately available to buyers who finance a recently constructed home with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage and meet other...

The Utah Senate has approved a proposal to give buyers of newly built homes a $6,000 down-payment grant using funds from the federal economic stimulus package. Senate Bill 260, sponsored by Sen. Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, aims to stimulate sales from an excess inventory of new homes on the mark...

The Utah State Senate OK'd a bill that would allow buyers of new construction homes to get a $6,000 grant towards the purchase of a New Construction home. There is a surplus of homes for sale in Utah, and a good portion of these are new construction. The idea is to help get rid of this inventory ...

Energy Efficient Housing Tax Credits & Grants - To promote green jobs and energy independence, ARRA invests significantly in efforts to make homes and buildings more energy efficient.  The bill provides state and local governments with $6 billion in energy efficiency and conservation grants for e...

Neighborhood Stabilization - Division A, Title XII of the bill provides $2,000,000,000 in additional funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).  The NSP was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289) to provide grants through the Community Develop...

New 8,000 Tax Credit For First time Home Buyers- No Repayment The "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," passed the House and Senate on Friday, February 13,2009(edited)The President did sign this bill on Feb. 17th.   The new bill provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available...

Downpayment Assistance Programs   City   Contact & Phone Number   Amount   Terms   Ogden City   Larry Munch (801) 629-8940 www.ogdencity.org   $4,000 - $6,000   Owner Occupant Deferred Loan Gift in 5 yrs.   Provo City   (801) 852-6160   Up to $5,000   Owner Occupant Deferred Loan   Salt Lake City...

HOME$TART - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Home$tart plays a central role in making homeownership a reality for low- and moderate-income families in our members' communities. Seattle Bank members and prospective homebuyers both have a role in the process. Member Responsibilities As sponsors of homebuyers a...