Category: Housing News
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Temporary government funding would force cuts to Section 8 vouchers
More than 100,000 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers could be lost if Congress does not pass a new spending bill for this year. Congress is currently in the appropriations phase, which means that funding levels for each program in the spending bills are being determined. The House of Representatives already passed the spending bills for…
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HUD News in Review: March 2, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. This week’s announcements by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) include: January residential sales numbers released Secretary Fudge makes statement on decrease in black homeownership HUD and DOE announce Better Climate Challenge FHA insures mortgages for housing units in CA…
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HUD News in Review: February 23, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. This week’s HUD events include: Disaster assistance announced after severe storms and flooding in HI Survivors of severe storms and winds in KS getting disaster assistance Disaster assistance announced after severe storms and flooding in HI Date Posted: February 16, 2022 Federal…
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HUD News in Review: February 16, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. This week’s HUD events include: Fair housing actions for Real Estate Owned properties applauded by HUD Temporary COVID-19 underwriting mitigants for multifamily transactions removed Fair housing actions for Real Estate Owned properties applauded by HUD Date Posted: February 9, 2022 Last week,…
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HUD News in Review: February 9, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. This week’s HUD events include: HUD partners with agencies to modernize Puerto Rico’s energy grid Part 1 of ‘21 Homeless Assessment Report released HUD partners with agencies to modernize Puerto Rico’s energy grid Date Posted: February 2, 2022 HUD has joined forces…
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HUD News in Review: February 2, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. New residential home sales up in Dec. ‘21 Date Posted: January 26, 2022 HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau announced that new residential home sales in the U.S. are up by 11.9% in December of last year, compared to November new home…
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HUD News in Review: January 26, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. This week’s HUD events include: “Year in Review” Fact Sheet Released Four new members appointed to counseling committee $51M awarded for institutions serving minorities Housing vouchers for foster youth extended “Year in Review” Fact Sheet Released Date Posted: January 20, 2022 The…
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HUD News in Review: January 19, 2022
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Property listing period extended for HUD-owned single family homes HUD gives $83M to Tribal communities for COVID-19 help HUD Secretary Fudge spoke at event honoring MLK Property listing period extended for HUD-owned single family homes Posted Date: January 13, 2022 The Federal…
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What voting rights mean for housing
Update: On Wednesday night, the Senate voted to not move the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Act forward to a final vote. A vote to change filibuster rules also failed, removing any chance of the voting rights bill passing into law. As the U.S. Senate debates passing the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis…
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HUD News in Review: January 12, 2022
CORRECTION: Read about “What voting rights mean for housing” here. Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. HUD’s Strategic Plan for 2022-2026 HUD awards $105M to protect households from health and safety hazards HUD provides disaster assistance for WA HUD provides disaster assistance for areas in MO New York…
