From the Blog
- July 28, 2010
The Obama Administration this week announced plans to host a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance on August 17 in Washington D.C. at the Treasury Department. - July 28, 2010
Yesterday, the House passed, without amendment, the Senate-passed FY 2010 Supplemental Funding Bill, H.R. 4899, by a vote of 308 to 114. NCSHA reported on the Senate-passed version in a June 2 blog. The bill includes language NCSHA supports allowing the Section 502 Single-Family Rural Housing Guaranteed Loan Program to continue this year by increasing the annual commitment authority for the program by as much as necessary to meet FY 2010 loan demand. - July 26, 2010
On July 22, the Departments of HUD and Veterans Affairs announced their commitment to battling veterans’ homelessness by investing in the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration Program (VHPD). HUD and the VA will invest a combined $15 million, in three-year grants, to five selected communities near military installations; selected communities can be found in HUD’s press release.
