December 12, 2008
Community-Based Organization Receives Housing Grant
The Old First Ward Community Association has been awarded $336,000 to help low and moderate income seniors in repairing their homes.
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November 18, 2008
State Farm Continues Partnership with the HomeOwnership Center
The HomeOwnership Center is pleased to announce its continued partnership with State Farm Insurance following an announcement that State Farm will pledge $10,000 to the Center.
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November 17, 2008
Buffalo Architecture Poses Opportunity to Re-think Past & Present
Is Buffalo Ready to provide guidance in re-thinking the relationship between past and present? Learn how Buffalo is still providing a template for revitalization through historic and architectural preservation.
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November 13, 2008
Website Launches as Open Space for Conversation
’Inviting Buffalo’ to be a part of the dialogue . . . NEW website launches to promote community participation and contribution!
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November 12, 2008
HSBC & HomeFront, Inc. Continue Partnership
Representatives from both HSBC Bank and HomeFront, Inc. meet to discuss current and future programming of the HomeOwnership Center as HSBC Bank presents its contribution to HomeFront, Inc. - the HomeOwnership Center of Buffalo.
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October 31, 2008
A Bright Future for the Greater Buffalo Community Housing Center
The Greater Buffalo Community Housing Center receives $300,000 to continue its efforts in alleviating concentrated poverty and assisting families with housing needs.
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October 29, 2008
LEAD SAFE HOUSING SEMINAR
October 07, 2008
Neighborhood Revitalization on Buffalo’s West Side
Mayor Byron Brown formally announces a collaborative partnership between the City of Buffalo, HomeFront, Inc. and New York State in the rehabilitation of 6 homes on 19th Street on the West Side of the City of Buffalo.
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August 05, 2008
Foreclosure Relief, Maybe?
Recent legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President may offer help to those hit hardest by foreclosures.
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June 17, 2008
Banking on HSBC
HSBC makes its commitment to HomeFront’s HomeOwnership Center
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June 17, 2008
Citizens Backs Buffalo Homeownership
Citizens Announces its support of the HomeOwnership Center
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June 16, 2008
What’s Up with “Brush Up”
HomeFront Staff Partici-Paints in Brush Up Buffalo
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June 02, 2008
Good News about Buffalo’s Carbon Footprint
Buffalo stands poised to take advantage of its varied energy resources, low cost of living and growing public transportation system to become a more sustainable city where residents want to live.
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May 16, 2008
Pieces of Peace
The Buffalo Re-Use Neighborhood Peace Mural Project; A New Strategy for Vacant Homes
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May 16, 2008
Fighting Foreclosures
Understanding foreclosure, how to prevent it and what HomeFront can do to help.
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April 23, 2008
Resurrecting Buffalo
Should Buffalo follow Edward Glaeser’s suggestions of shrinking to greatness?
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April 18, 2008
Electronic Waste Recycling Event April 26th
Do your part to make the earth a green place by recycling your electronics.
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April 11, 2008
HomeFront’s April 3rd Orientation at the United Way
HomeFront’s annual orientation gave more than 45 Western New York residents a chance to learn about the basics of home buying.
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April 09, 2008
The End of Sprawl?
April 02, 2008
Growing More Affordably: Connecting the Dots on Housing, Energy and Transportation Costs
This article from KnowledgePlex discusses the impact of rising energy costs on housing markets
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March 07, 2008
The State of the Nation’s Housing: 2007
This report issued by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies indicates that although housing markets have seen decline in 2006, there is reason to be optimistic in the long term.
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January 30, 2008
HomeFront Staff participates in the C.A.S.H. In Saturday Event at the Buffalo Convention Center
January 25, 2008
Not Your Typical Redevelopment Board
With little to do in their neighborhood, teenagers in the rural Indiana town of San Pierre have started hanging out at their local community meetings. But they are by no means bothersome adolescents.
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January 18, 2008
Federal Housing Subsidies: To Rent or to Own?
Although federal spending for homeownership constituted 78% percent of all housing program spending the strategies may not be benefiting low-to-moderate income people.
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January 04, 2008
The State Role in Urban Land Redevelopment
This report issued by the Brookings Institute highlights strategies that State governments can employ to remedy problems with vacant land.
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