News List

  • Tampa apartments rehabbed with federal stimulus money
    Aug 30, 2011 - Six months ago, a small apartment complex at 5126 N. Habana Ave. was a run-down foreclosed structure where drug dealers and drug users frequented. Now, the complex is the jewel of the neighborhood and will soon provide affordable housing for dozens of families. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and U.S. Rep.... More
  • Castor Tackles Housing Crisis
    Aug 3, 2011 - To create jobs in the Tampa Bay region, we must reinvigorate our efforts to heal the housing market, Congresswoman Kathy Castor said today as she sent a letter to the White House. Following up on a recent discussion with President Obama, Castor’s letter contains suggestions to tackle the housing cri... More
  • More Housing Help on the Way
    Jun 7, 2011 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that two Tampa Bay area housing counseling agencies are receiving money to provide counseling to families facing foreclosure. The money comes from the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling initiative. The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa is ... More
  • Castor Highlights Positive Effects of Neighborhood Stabilization
    Mar 16, 2011 - In response to a Republican-led proposal to terminate the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Congresswoman Kathy Castor highlighted today on the House floor the positive effects the initiative has had on neighborhoods throughout the Tampa Bay area. “The Neighborhood Stabilization Program has given ... More
  • Castor announces major investment for High Speed Rail and community redevelopment
    Oct 21, 2010 - Today, Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL 11) announced $1.18 million was awarded to the City of Tampa for a U.S. Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Community Challenge Grant. The grant allows the City of Tampa to develop a detailed corridor master plan for the area along Nebraska and Hillsboroug... More
  • Hundreds attend foreclosure workshop in Tampa
    Aug 7, 2010 - The Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater area had over 35,000 foreclosures during the first six months of the year--that's a six percent increase over last year. Saturday, in Tampa, a workshop was held to help struggling homeowners get help with their mortgages. "My income has been cut down to a third of what ... More
  • Housing Help Available for Floridians
    Jun 23, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that $418 million is now available to help Floridians with bridge loans for mortgages through the Obama Administration’s “Hardest Hit Fund,” which will be directed to the state Housing Finance Agency and will immediately assist homeowners. “This vitally imp... More
  • Castor, St. Petersburg Leaders Break Ground on New Home
    Apr 20, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Mayor Bill Foster and community leaders marked the groundbreaking today of new housing in the city of St. Petersburg under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Neighborhood Stabilization initiative funds will provide safe and clean affordable housing for Tampa Bay area... More
  • Changes to Housing Initiative Good First Step
    Apr 2, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor released the following statement today regarding changes announced to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program: “The Obama Administration is rightfully redoubling its efforts to address the housing crisis that is hurting Florida families, and I have pushed for the administra... More
  • $38 Million for Central Park Revitalization
    Jan 14, 2010 - In one of the most significant investments for the Tampa Bay region under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Tampa Housing Authority is receiving $38 million to revitalize the Central Park Village area and transform it into a new community that will uplift this historic neighborhood and cre... More