Housing Headlines
Regulators issue more guidance on banks’ pandemic response
WASHINGTON — Federal banking regulators took a series of steps Thursday to further guide banks in supporting customers, small businesses and communities in the midst of the coronavirus...
Racing to Head Off Evictions and Foreclosures
The financial shock from the coronavirus pandemic threatens the housing security of millions of Americans, prompting federal, state and local officials — and even judges and the police — to move...
Trump Orders HUD to Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures
President Trump on Wednesday directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to suspend evictions and foreclosures through April as Americans grapple with the fallout of the...
FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages
Washington, D.C. – Today, to help borrowers who are at risk of losing their home, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to...
Multifamily housing bonds could be attached to economic stimulus
As lawmakers in Washington search for bipartisan pieces to a third round of legislation to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, one popular measure that could hitch a ride on a larger economic stimulus...
New NLIHC Report: Sustained Public Investment Needed to Ensure Lowest-Income People Have Access to Decent, Accessible, Affordable Homes
Washington, DC - The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), finds a national shortage of seven million affordable and...
HUD Kicks Off 2020 Secretary’s Awards For Healthy Homes Competition
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it’s opening this year’s HUD Secretary Awards for Healthy Homes. Promoting healthy homes that foster...
HUD Awards Funds to Build 1,100 Homes for Low-Income Seniors
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $51 million in housing assistance to non-profit organizations across the country to finance more...
New Report Shows America’s Rental Affordability Crisis Climbing The Income Ladder
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Rental market conditions in the United States have changed fundamentally since the Great Recession, according to America’s Rental Housing 2020, a new report out today from the...
