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Thursday, October 15, 2009

City of Tampa helping low income home owners

TAMPA, FL -- The city of Tampa is using $7.3 million dollars of a federal grant from Housing and Urban Development to buy abandoned and foreclosed homes in distressed parts of the city. After the houses are fixed up they will be sold to first time or eligible lower income families.

The houses, which have yet to be selected, will be bought in Sulpher Springs, North Tampa, University Square and Old West Tampa.

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