Author: Nathan Brunet

  • Carson approves flexibility for CDBG CARES Act Funds

    Carson approves flexibility for CDBG CARES Act Funds

    New flexibility of CARES Act funding being used by HUD has been approved by Secretary Ben Carson, as announced by a HUD press release last Friday. These are Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funds, which are used across the country to help local communities that are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. “As communities recover from…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: August 17, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: August 17, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that have been recently announced for the week of August 17, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted. The Affordable Housing…

  • Housing Authorities receive CARES Act funding to help HCV residents

    Housing Authorities receive CARES Act funding to help HCV residents

    $472 million in CARES Act funding is being used to help Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) residents during the coronavirus pandemic. “This funding will provide additional resources to public housing authorities to make sure people have a decent, safe, and affordable place to call home,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson in HUD’s press release.…

  • HUD to resume REAC inspections after months long pause

    HUD to resume REAC inspections after months long pause

    HUD announced on Friday that it will resume physical Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections of its multifamily and public housing properties, after they were paused in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. REAC inspections are periodic check-ins of HUD properties that rate the condition of properties on a scale of 1 to 100. Properties…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: August 10, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: August 10, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that have been recently announced for the week of August 10, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted. The Affordable Housing…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: August 3, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: August 3, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that are open and have been recently announced for the week of August 3, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted.…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: July 27, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: July 27, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that are open and have been recently announced for the week of July 27, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted.…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: July 20, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: July 20, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that are open and have been recently announced for the week of July 20, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted.…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: July 13, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: July 13, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that are open and have been recently announced for the week of July 13, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted.…

  • Housing Wait List Recap: July 6, 2020

    Housing Wait List Recap: July 6, 2020

    This week’s recap highlights Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing waiting lists that are open and have been recently announced for the week of July 6, 2020. COVID-19 Notice Due to concerns of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice, or submission instructions may be adjusted.…