Margert News Archive

08.04.2008 New National Housing Trust Fund to Help Low-income Americans

08.03.2008 House of Pain as New York City Foreclosures Soar 67%

07.25.2008 U.S. Foreclosures Double as House Prices Decline

07.24.2008 Governor Announces Grants to Fight the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

07.01.2008 Governor Paterson Announces $137 Million To Build and Preserve Affordable Housing

06.27.2008 Margert and Common Law Team Up to Provide Mortgage Solutions

06.24.2008 Sanders' Summer Concert Series Returns

06.20.2008 Seek Out Mortgage Solutions with Margert and Common Law 

06.19.2008 Governor Announces Reforms to Address Mortgage Crisis

06.18.2008 SONYMA Launches New Section 8 Voucher Mortgage Program

06.16.2008 Job Posting - Margert Seeks Foreclosure Counselor !!!

05.30.2008 Governor Announces Cooling Assistance for Those Most in Need

05.22.2008 NYRL Calls on Governor and Legislature to Address Foreclosure Crisis Before End of Legislative Session

05.14.2008 DHCR Completes First Phase of Unprecedented Housing Needs Study

05.01.2008 GOVERNOR PATERSON CALLS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE MORTGAGE CRISIS

04.18.2008 US Treasurer Coming To Council District

04.18.2008 Economic Environment Slows Prospects For Arverne East Project

04.10.2008 Governor Paterson Announces Historic Increase In Housing Funds

03.27.2008 New York State Issues 2007 Housing Report to Document Housing Resources and Spending

02.22.2008 Bishop DiMarzio Launches Series of Workshops on Mortgage Crisis

02.21.2008 Mortgage Plan Seeks To Stem Foreclosures

02.14.2008 Additional Heating Assistance Available to Those in Crisis

02.12.2008 Bankers' Group Raises Concerns About Legislative Proposals to Keep Owners in Homes

02.05.2008 New York State Coalition Implements 2008 Legislative Agenda

01.29.2008 Water Shut-Offs on the Horizon

01.11.2008 Billionaire Eyes Rockaway For Charter School

01.09.2008 Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Programs Annual Report Sent to the Legislature

01.03.2008 NYS Assembly Leadership Advances Legislative Package Aimed at
Addressing Subprime Lending Crisis

12.29.2007 Opportunity NYC Program Makes First Payments to Families

12.18.2007 Fed Approves Plan to Curb Risky Lending

12.11.2007 Governor Spitzer Announces Grants to Reduce Home Heating Costs

12.11.2007 Clinton Foundation, New York City Partner to Improve Energy Efficiency of Public Housing

12.03.2007 Record Home Foreclosures Cause Snow Removal Problems

11.10.2007 Housing Program on Track Amid Financing Concerns

11.09.2007 St. Mary's 150th Anniversary Dinner Dance

11.08.2007 HALT Task Force Expands Efforts to Address Subprime Lending Crisis

11.05.2007 Home-Loan Rangers Slow to the Rescue

10.29.2007 A Family's 15-year Journey to a Home of Their Own

10.17.2007 Margert Joins the ENERGY STAR® Change a Light, Change the World Campaign

10.12.2007 Margert Gets $500,000 To Build New Senior Center

10.10.2007 Bush Admin. Announces HUD Housing Counseling Grants

10.09.2007 New Hope for Shuttered Senior Center in Far Rockaway

10.01.2007 NYCHA Issues 200 Section 8 Vouchers

09.30.2007 Are You Facing Foreclosure?

09.25.2007 Margert Kicks Off New Home Purchase Assistance Program

09.24.2007 Risky Loans Help Build Ghost Town of New Homes

09.21.2007 Subprime Crisis Does Not Bode Well For Rockaway

09.14.2007 Fr. Jim Cunningham Elected Chairman of the Board

08.31.2007 Partnership Home Maintenance Training and Repair Program Returns

08.15.2007 State to Begin Hearings on Universal Health Coverage

08.09.2007 NPC/RPC Review Task Force

08.07.2007 Margert Wins 2007 HOME and RESTORE Awards

07.30.2007 Councilman Sanders' Southeast Queens Music Series Kicks Off

07.30.2007 NYS To Launch Middle Class Star Rebate Enrollment Campaign

07.18.2007 Fr. Jim Named Administrator of St. Gertrude's Parish

07.17.2007 Crain's NY: Queens Leads City in Foreclosures

07.13.2007 Read Fr. Brendan's Obituary from The Wave

07.10.2007 Flashback: Fr. Brendan Celebrates 25 Years as a Priest

07.09.2007 Rev. Brendan Downing, Chairman of the Board, Returns to God at Age 54

06.14.2007 NY1 Covers Margert's Home Maintenance Class!

05.24.2007 State Law Urged to Reduce Home Foreclosures

04.16.2007 Are You Facing Foreclosure?

04.01.2007 Building Partnerships through the Neighborhood Preservation Program

03.25.2007 Schumer Urges More Regulation of Subprime Mortgages

03.16.2007 New Affordable Condos Available in Rockaway at Water's Edge II

03.12.2007 EmPower NY Offers Financial Management and Energy Workshops

03.02.2007 St. Mary Star of The Sea Church Celebrates 150th Anniversary

03.02.2007 State Assembly and Nonprofits Urge Crackdown on Predatory Lending

02.06.2007 Margert Partners with DHCR to Promote Energy Savings Tips

01.29.2007 Mayor Bloomberg and NYCHA Chairman Hernandez Announce the Reopening of the Section 8 Voucher List for First Time in Twelve Years

01.05.2007 NYC Home Fairs Help Residents Learn How to Save Energy 

12.29.2006 Housing Partnership Concludes First Training Program

12.20.2006 United Way of Long Island Re-Launches Project Warmth

12.15.2006 Neighborhood Preservation Coalition Holds Annual Board Elections

12.15.2006 Thanksgiving Thanks from St. Mary's

12.08.2006 Homeowner Empowerment Meeting

12.05.2006 FHA Brings the Holidays Home with a Special Homes Sales Event  

11.03.2006 Potential Homeowners Drawn To Home Fair At St. Mary's

10.10.2006 Margert to Host Home Fair 2006

10.06.2006 Housing Partnership Apprenticeship Graduation

10.04.2006 QILC and Margert Help Disabled with Accessibility Modifications

09.07.2006 Housing Partnership Inaugurates Home Maintenance Training Program

07.28.2006 Margert Wins New HOME Award

7.21.2006 Access to Home Comes to Queens

4.21.2006 Homeowners Assisted with Property Tax Arrears

2.01.2006 Emergency Repairs Available for Senior Homeowners

10.18.05 Margert Combats Predatory Lending Practices

10.15.05 Rockaway Renaissance 2005 Homeownership Fair

10.15.05 Rockaway Planning Study Released by Margert Community Corporation
Entire Report in PDF Format (Warning: this is a large file...it will take a while to load)

1.5.2004 First Class of NYCHA Graduates Receive Certificates

10.30.2003 Councilman James Sanders, Jr. and Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tour Far Rockaway

7.28.2003 Margert Teams with NYCHA for Local "American Dream" Home Ownership Initiative

6.19.2003 MARGERT KICKS OFF “FIRST HOME CLUB”

4.11.2003 Far Rockaway Homeownership Fair

3.18.2003 Learn How to Avoid Predatory Lending

2.3.2003 Margert Community Corporation Announces Housing Agenda For 2003

12.17.2002  BUSH ADMINISTRATION AWARDS RECORD $1.1 BILLION TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

9.7.2002 New York Home Owners Gain New Mortgage Protections

8.21.2002 Governor Announces Cooling Funds Available For New Yorkers In Need

4.20.2002 Parish Corporation Sponsors Housing in Far Rockaway

4.15.2002 Housing Commissioner Says State Weatherization Plan Makes Energy Conservation Funds Available

1.31.2002 New Homes for Edgemere

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