Housing & Development

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging the owners of Whitacre's Mobile Home Community (WMHC) in Inwood, West Virginia with discriminating against a resident with a disability by refusing to grant his request to keep his emotional support animal. HUD's charge alleges that WMHC ignored the resident's multiple requests for a reasonable accommodation and attempted to evict him.

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, along with Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced more than $23 million in federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for community development, affordable housing, and homelessness prevention and relief in West Virginia

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) testified before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health on his Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act (H.R. 2065).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, along with Rep. Nick Rahall and Senator Joe Manchin (all D-W.Va.), Tuesday announced that federal funding has been awarded to support housing counseling services to expand homeownership opportunities and improve access to affordable housing in West Virginia.

WASHINGTON D.C. - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin today announced a federal funding award to the Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority to provide rental assistance for homeless veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin today announced more than $181,780 in federal funding for local housing agencies to help homeless individuals and families access permanent and transitional housing, and other essential services.

BECKLEY, W.Va. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Friday announced the Greenbrier County Housing Authority has been awarded more than $155,000 to offer permanent supportive housing for disabled homeless individuals and families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin today announced $173,125 in federal funding for two nonprofit organizations in West Virginia to support their efforts to provide affordable housing and home ownership advice for West Virginians.

Beckley, WV - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Blueprint Communities initiative, delivered to 10 West Virginia communities by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) in 2007, is coming back to the Mountain State in 2013.

CHARLESTON - November 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced today that Murray LLP, a Texas law firm, agreed to permanently discontinue offering a service to West Virginia foreclosure victims that a lawsuit filed by McGraw’s office characterized as unscrupulous and deceptive. The agreement with Murray is reflected in a final order recently entered on November 1, 2012 in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County that settles the suit filed against Murray.