Housing Headlines
Ben Carson Says HUD Will Give Preference to Developers Who Build Affordable Housing in Opportunity Zones
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said the agency will give preference to developers and investors who build affordable housing in federal Opportunity Zones when it comes to certain...
3 Big Takeaways From The Standing-Room-Only Hearing On Opportunity Zones
How often are 150 people turned away from an IRS hearing on Valentine's Day? Almost never. But in standing-room only fashion, the much anticipated public hearing on Opportunity Zones took place...
HUD Awards $10.6 Million to Help Low-Income Public Housing Residents Secure Higher Paying Jobs
WASHINGTON - To help low-income public housing residents increase their income and move toward self-sufficiency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $10.6 million...
Wall Street, Seeking Big Tax Breaks, Sets Sights on Distressed Main Streets
Distressed America is Wall Street’s hottest new investment vehicle. Hedge funds, investment banks and money managers are trying to raise tens of billions of dollars this year for so-called...
USDA and HHS Partner to Create Recovery Housing in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant...
HUD Awards $74 Million to Help Families Reach Self-Sufficiency
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today awarded $74 million to hundreds of public housing authorities across the country to continue helping public housing...
HUD Awards Over $2 Billion to Help End Homelessness
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $202 million in FY18 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grants to support new homeless programs across the country,...
Chairman Crapo Releases Outline for Housing Finance Reform
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released an outline for housing finance reform legislation. The outline incorporates elements of many plans and...
HUD Secretary Carson Announces Agreement to Address Longstanding Issues at NYCHA
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced an agreement with the City of New York and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to provide a new...
HUD and Census Bureau Report New Residential Sales in November 2018
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for November 2018.
