1+ week, 2+ day ago   (340+ words) ANNISTON – Main Street Anniston and the City of Anniston opened applications Thursday for a $750,000 program aimed at revitalizing historic commercial buildings. The Building Improvement Grant, or B.I.G., Revitalization Program also seeks to return vacant or underused downtown spaces to productive…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) FLORENCE — A recently approved Florence rezoning may lead to the demolition of a small neighborhood of 1950s-era homes. The city of Florence’s Planning Commission approved the rezoning of 18 parcels, all containing single-family homes, on North Aiken Drive off West Evans…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (90+ words) Check out the real estate data for the Conroe-Montgomery area in July and how it compares to the same month last year. More homes overall were sold in the area, data shows. Meanwhile, five of the eight ZIP coes saw…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (658+ words) Leeds is set to become the next Alabama community to land a major workforce housing development through an initiative championed by Gov. Kay Ivey, legislative leaders of both parties and the state’s largest business organization. The Hall Group announced plans…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) Affordability concerns facing Alabama families were front and center as U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) questioned three federal nominees before the Senate Banking Committee. Britt, a member of the committee and chair of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee, questioned…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (255+ words) U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is defending the most sweeping housing bill in a generation against criticism from fellow Alabama U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, who voted against the legislation and claimed much of its money would go to immigrants living in the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (202+ words) When planning and zoning regulations were adopted for Baldwin County a district system was established and the State of Alabama decided a “citizen-led” process would be the best method of determining where zoning was necessary and appropriate. As a national…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (522+ words) President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a Wednesday ceremony to sign the most sweeping housing bill in a generation, saying he will hold off until lawmakers pass a long-debated GOP measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. The 21st Century…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (643+ words) The city has entered into a purchase agreement with K. Herman Development of Norfolk for the construction of single-family homes designed to meet the needs of the local workforce. The project involves shovel-ready residential lots located in the Sunset Ridge development....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (367+ words) FORT WASHINGTON — More than $3.03 million in state grant funds were distributed to a dozen governmental and nonprofit initiatives working to alleviate the affordable housing crisis across Montgomery County. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement fund’s…...