The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $7.5 million dollars in an effort to promote fair housing laws including protections for the LGBT community. Local and state agencies who have been awarded the funds will be used to promote the Department’s new Equal Access to Housing regulation, a non-discriminatory policy that that…
Saturday, Jan. 28 Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced a significant new anti-discrimination policy. From his prepared speech to the recent Creating Change Conference: “Today, I am proud to announce a new Equal Access to Housing Rule that says clearly and unequivocally that LGBT individuals and couples have the right to…
In the last two decades, more and more Americans have been buying property in other countries. Often, it is for a second home or a home for retirement. In some cases, it is even to relocate on a permanent basis. Our world has become smaller as it has evolved into an international market place, which…
Although construction has been down considerably for most of the Great Recession, this month has seen more than $200 million of commercial and government projects in the planning and post-bid phase of development, according to Reed Construction Data. Most projects are “ground-up,” but because preserving San Diego’ historic and culturally meaningful structures continues to gain…
