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In rural communities, the sum is always greater than the parts

Since 1988, each city and county in Nevada has received an allocation of Private Activity Bonds (the ability to issue tax exempt debt for a public purpose) from the State based on its population. These are small allocations that most cities and counties don’t have a use for and they end up reverting back to the State. In 2006, NHRA implemented a Transfer Matching Funds program to give counties a way to put these funds to work effectively.
Posted July 19, 2010 Read More
Learning to walk the energy conservation talk

There was a time in my life when I had few worries. A solid job, good quality of life and sticking to a budget was something other people had to do in tough times. Great salaries and bonuses were the norm and “energy conservation” was part of some foreign language that no one I knew spoke.
Posted June 24, 2010 Read More
There’s more than one route to home ownership.

Owning your own home. It’s the American dream. A dream that so many think is out of their reach.

For some, NRHA’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Home Ownership Program can help make the dream a reality. One of the main requirements to qualify for the HCV Home Ownership program is that you must be a current Housing Choice Voucher holder, been subsidized for a year and be in good standings with the Housing Authority.
Posted June 11, 2010 Read More
Meet Brandi Colunga, Occupancy Specialist with NRHA

Brandi Colunga is an Occupancy Specialist with Nevada Rural Housing Authority. In a nutshell, Brandi works directly with our rental assistance clients helping them make their way through the paperwork and the system. She started with NRHA in October of 2007 and has been receiving client accolades and thanks ever since.

Brandi was interview by Melanie Evans, head of Human Resources at NRHA.
Meet Brandi.
Posted May 26, 2010 Read More
Understanding the meaning of success–finally

“Success isn’t measured by how much money you have in the bank nor by the style of clothes you wear. It’s not measured by the size of the house you live in or by how many fancy cars you drive. Success is simply measured by how many smiles you bring to others throughout your life.”
Posted May 19, 2010 Read More