Housing Headlines
HUD Releases Evaluation of Rental Assistance Demonstration
WASHINGTON - In 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) embarked upon a new program to address the critical capital needs of severely distressed public housing. Today, HUD...
New Democrat Coalition Endorses Housing Legislation
Washington, DC – Today, the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), led by Chair Derek Kilmer, NDC Vice Chair for Policy Suzan DelBene, and NDC Housing Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Denny Heck, Katie Hill,...
Shaheen Bills Seek to Beef Up Rural Affordable Housing Programs
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, has introduced legislation to expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development rental assistance programs and further expand and align other rural...
HUD Offers $112 Million to Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities for Low-Income Persons with Disabilities
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that there is a combined $112 million available to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for very...
Secretary Carson Applauds Nomination of Brian Montgomery as Deputy Secretary
WASHINGTON - Secretary Ben Carson applauds the nomination of Brian D. Montgomery to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As the second most senior...
HUD Awards Nearly $43 Million in Housing Counseling Grants
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $42.8 million in housing counseling grants to help approximately one million Americans make more informed housing...
Trump Administration Takes Critical Step Toward Releasing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac from Government Control
The Trump administration on Monday took a critical step toward releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control, agreeing to allow the mortgage giants to hold on to more of their profits.
Fannie, Freddie to Retain Earnings
Mortgage-finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will start keeping earnings as part of a Trump administration process aimed at moving the companies out of conservatorship and back into the...
White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Introduces OpportunityZones.gov
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - Today, Secretary Ben Carson, on behalf of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, announced a new website that will serve as a hub of information for the array...
