NCSHA Blogs
Children’s HealthWatch Study Finds Avoidable Health and Education Costs Incurred Due to Unstable Housing
Children’s HealthWatch, a nonpartisan network of pediatricians, public health researchers, children’s health and policy experts, finds that good health begins at home, not at a doctor’s office.
HUD Releases Housing Counseling NOFA for FY 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) July 3 issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for its Housing Counseling Grant program for fiscal year (FY) 2018.
Secretary Carson Testifies on HUD Oversight with House Financial Services Committee
On June 27, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,” in which HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified and responded to questions regarding the status and funding for HUD programs.
White House Proposes Federal Government Reorganization
The Trump Administration last week released a comprehensive plan for reorganizing the executive agencies of the federal government. It includes several provisions impacting federal housing and community development programs.
JCHS Report Describes Serious Affordable Housing Challenges
In June 2018, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its annual report, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2018. The report examines the state of the housing market in 2018, finding that while the housing market improved in many respects over the last year, an increasing amount of low- and moderate-income families lack access to affordable housing options and homeownership is becoming less affordable.
HUD Seeks Comments on Potential Changes to its Final Rule on Fair Housing Act Disparate Impact Standard
On June 20, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) inviting comments on HUD’s 2013 Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard final rule (disparate impact rule) as it seeks to determine what changes to the rule, if any, may be needed to reflect the outcome of the 2015 Supreme Court decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
Senate Rejects Rescission Bill That Would Have Reduced Funding for Affordable Housing Programs
On June 20, the Senate rejected the Administration-proposed Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, 48 – 50. If enacted, the bill would have rescinded $14.7 billion in funding that had previously been approved by Congress.
White House Chooses Permanent Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The White House Saturday, June 16, confirmed its intention to nominate Kathy Kraninger to become the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
FHFA Proposes Capital Standards for Fannie and Freddie
On June 12, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed new capital requirements for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Bipartisan Policy Center Holds Discussion with HUD Secretary Ben Carson
On June 8, the Bipartisan Policy Center held an event, “Healthy Homes Equal Healthier Lives: A Discussion with HUD Secretary Ben Carson,” to explore the correlation between health and housing.
