February 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — As we work to determine the total share Arkansas will receive from the federal economic stimulus bill, one thing is certain - this is an historic opportunity to establish lasting benefits for the people of our State.

Washington, - February 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, along with U.S. Representative John Boozman (AR-03) today announced that the Universal Housing Development Corporation is the recipient of a $300,000 grant and the Northwest Regional Housing Authority is the recipient of a $90,000 grant

Washington, D.C. - January 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, along with U.S. Representative John Boozman (AR-03) today announced that the Northwest Arkansas Regional Housing Development Corporation is the recipient of a $2,121,700 grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 202 program.

Washington, D.C. - October 08, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, along with U.S. Representative John Boozman (AR-03) today announced that the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council is the recipient of a $28,662 grant through the Housing Counseling Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Washington, D.C. - October 07, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor along with U.S. Representative John Boozman (AR-03) today announced that the University of Arkansas is the recipient of an $832,684 grant through the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 2, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01) and John Boozman (AR-03) today announced $4.3 million in funds for the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority. The funds were appropriated through the recently passed 2008 Farm Bill.

Today, President Bush will visit North Little Rock, Arkansas, and participate in a roundtable discussion with counselors and individuals who have been helped by the Family Service Agency's Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS).

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on May 2, 2008, and continuing.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Property inspections are a necessity for Arkansas residents rebuilding following recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding according to officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM)

Little Rock, AR – The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA), Arkansas’s state housing finance agency, on April 17, approved the allocation of $467,500 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for the Crowley’s Ridge Development Council (CRDC).

Little Rock, AR – The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA), Arkansas’s state housing finance agency, on April 17, approved the allocation of $467,500 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for the Chicot County Housing Assistance Council.

Little Rock, AR (April 18, 2008) – The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA), Arkansas’s state housing finance agency, on January 17, approved the allocation of $335,476 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for the Drew County Public Facilities Board (DCPFB).

Little Rock, AR (April 18, 2008) – The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA), Arkansas’s state housing finance agency, on January 17, approved the allocation of $173,053 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds for the West Central Arkansas Planning and Development District.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The first mobile homes will be delivered to eligible Arkansas residents affected by the Feb. 5 tornadoes beginning Saturday, April 5. The units will be transported from the Hope staging area to commercial and private sites throughout the state.

U. S. home foreclosure filings jumped 60 percent and bank seizures more than doubled in February over the same month the year before as rates on adjustable mortgages rose and property owners were unable to sell or refinance amid falling prices.