WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, the Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) Board of Directors approved the allocation of approximately $2.2 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and $2.8 million in HOME Investment Partnership Program funds to affordable housing developments across Wyoming. The tax credits and HOME funds, which are allocated by the WCDA through a competitive application process, will finance the development of a total of 131 rental units in six new multifamily projects. more »

Congressman Lummis introduces legislation consolidating and removing federal restrictions on Northeast Wyoming’s Ranch A Education Center.

Washington, DC – April 24, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — On Tuesday U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis introduced the Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act to consolidate the state-owned ranch and provide flexibility to the Ranch A Restoration Foundation that manages the property for the State of Wyoming. The legislation would consolidate Ranch A by conveying to the State of Wyoming an additional ten acres of Forest Service land that contain the Babcock House, which is already managed and maintained by the Foundation as part of Ranch A. In addition, the measure would lift federal restrictions on the use of Ranch A that currently prevents the Foundation from raising additional revenue for maintenance and improvements. Ranch A was originally deeded to the State of Wyoming by federal legislation in 1996. However, the legislation only granted a right-of-way for use of the Babcock House and restricted use of the property to educational purposes only. more »

Casper – March 15, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Wyoming Profile of Demographics, Economics and Housing semiannual report dated February 28, 2013 with information through December 31, 2012 is now available to the general public. The publication is sponsored and distributed by the Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA), Wyoming’s housing finance agency. more »

Casper, WY – February 28, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Sunshine Apartments, which consist of two separate apartment buildings – one building sitting on the same site where the KC Apartments once were, have been awarded LEED Gold certification by USGBC for achievement in green homebuilding and design. The Sunshine Apartment buildings are the first multifamily affordable housing units to receive a LEED Gold certification in Wyoming. LEED for Homes is a green home/building certification program that rewards homes/buildings that are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and more healthy and durable for the occupants. LEED-certified homes complete a technically rigorous process that often includes a home energy (HERS) rating and onsite inspections to verify that the home is built to be energy and water efficient, environmentally sound, and a healthier place to live. more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA), Wyoming’s affordable housing finance agency, recently lowered the interest rate on its’ Spirit! of Wyoming Loan Program to 2.875%.

The Spirit! program was developed in May 2009 in response to local government concerns throughout the state about the affordability of housing for certain occupations that are critical to the health and vitality of communities. The initial funding issued for the program was reserved within two weeks of its announcement. more »

IRVINE, CA – August 1, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce the construction of a new 332-bed student housing community at the University of Wyoming (UW) in Laramie. Under construction are 15 residential buildings and a 4,000-square-foot community center combined with maintenance facilities designed by KTGY. Located at 2512 Willet Drive in Laramie, the new development features 84 apartments, which consist mostly of 4 bedrooms and 3 baths in primarily a townhouse-neighborhood with some flats near the community center. The student housing community is slated for occupancy in August 2012. more »

BEAVER, W. Va.- July 14, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Rebuilding specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are offering safe cleanup and rebuilding advice in Wyoming, McDowell and Logan counties this week. more »

WASHINGTON, DC – March 24, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that public housing authorities in Wyoming successfully met a critical funding deadline outlined in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). As a result, the $1,354,971 in Public Housing Capital Funds awarded to the state through the Recovery Act one year ago is being used to make significant improvements to nearly one hundred public housing units in Wyoming; creating jobs and growing the economy. more »

CASPER, WY – January 12, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $32,398 to the Cheyenne Housing Authority to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence. more »

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 4 grantees in local homeless assistance programs throughout Wyoming operating. The funding is part of nearly $1.4 billion that will help an unprecedented 6,400 existing programs nationwide to continue offering critically needed housing and services to homeless persons and families. more »