Category: Housing News
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HUD News in Review: December 15, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of December 15, 2021: HUD provides disaster assistance for Kentucky 800 mortgage notes purchased at…
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HUD News in Review: December 8, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of December 8, 2021: HUD to distribute more funds to fight COVID-19 related discrimination Nearly…
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HUD News in Review: December 1, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of December 1, 2021: HUD Awards $10 Million For Self-Help Homeownership Opportunities HUD Announces New…
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Affordable housing for all would save billions in healthcare costs
Low-income families in unstable housing conditions are far more likely to have preventable health problems. Research from Children’s HealthWatch shows that billions of dollars would be saved in healthcare and educational costs if every family had a stable place to call home. Children’s HealthWatch used cost-modeling methods that are consistent with those used by the…
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HUD News in Review: November 24, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of November 24, 2021: HUD announces Climate Change Action Plan Sec. Fudge speaks with governors…
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Build Back Better Act passes House with $150B for affordable housing
The House of Representatives passed historic legislation on Friday that would boost the social safety net and make big investments in affordable housing. The $2.2 trillion Build Back Better Act passed on a party-line vote of 220-213. None of the 213 Republican members of the House voted to pass it. If it makes it through…
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HUD News in Review: November 17, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of November 17, 2021: HUD supports mandate to stop false identity matching for credit checks…
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Bipartisan infrastructure bill will extend broadband to low-income renters
Yesterday, the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed by President Joe Biden. It does not provide any money for affordable housing, but it does give billions to improve roads, bridges, ports, and airports. Improvements that are part of this bill will provide a lot of help to low-income renters. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…
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HUD News in Review: November 10, 2021
Disclaimer: Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with HUD, or any HUD agency. Every week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes news about important events within the agency. The following are summaries of news for the week of November 10, 2021: HUD distributes American Rescue Plan funds for victims of COVID-19 related…
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Programs now helping renters with second round of Emergency Rental Assistance
As eviction protections expire in jurisdictions around the country, state and local governments have scrambled to get federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) to desperate tenants behind on their rent. While most state and local programs are focused on using up the first pot of ERA funds, some programs have begun tapping into the second pot…