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19 HFAs Awarded FY 2019 HUD Housing Counseling Grants
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced late yesterday the recipients of just over $42 million in Housing Counseling program grants for FY 2019. HUD’s announcement says the funding will go to 207 different housing counseling agencies, including 19 state HFAs who will receive a combined $8.5 million in grants.
NCSHA Identifies $44 Billion in Anticipated Opportunity Zone Investment
Investment capital targeted to economically distressed communities designated as Opportunity Zones continues to increase, according to analysis of NCSHA’s latest Opportunity Zone Fund Directory, released today.
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...
Iowa Finance Authority Announces 2020 Preferred Homeownership Lenders
IFAtoday announced that a total of 20 lenders have earned IFA’s 2020 Preferred Lender designation. IFA Preferred Lenders serve as ambassadors for Iowa home buyers seeking assistance with the homeownership process and are expertly trained in IFA mortgage and down payment assistance programs. IFA offers affordable mortgage and down payment assistance programs for eligible home buyers through a seamless process with a network of hundreds of valued Participating Lenders across the state.
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...
NJHMFA Marks Groundbreaking for Next Phase of Affordable Apartments in Camden
A groundbreaking today, attended by New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) executive staff, kicked off construction of 75 affordable rental apartments for families as part of the next phase of the redevelopment of a former public housing site in the city’s Centerville neighborhood. Branch Village Townhomes II is the third phase of the Branch Village comprehensive revitalization of the site of the former Clement T. Branch Village.
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford Delivers Opening Remarks at Opportunity Zones Conference
Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, chair of the Maryland Opportunity Zone Leadership Task Force, today delivered opening remarks at the second Maryland Opportunity Zones Conference. Hosted by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, the conference provided an opportunity for attendees and potential investors to learn more about the program and its incentives, as well as additional state incentives and current Opportunity Zone success stories in Maryland.
Hurricane Michael Homeownership Funding Completely Committed in Less than Four Months
In less than four months, a total of $5 million in down payment (DPA) and closing cost assistance has been committed to assist more than 335 homebuyers through Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s (Florida Housing) new homeownership programs in the following Hurricane Michael impacted counties: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla and Washington.
LHC Partners with City of New Orleans for Vital Affordable Housing Projects
The city of New Orleans is moving forward with $28 million in vital affordable housing development projects with financing through the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The projects, funded through a combination of federal grant dollars and affordable housing tax credits, will create 642 residences to help meet a critical need for workforce housing in New Orleans.
FHFA, Treasury Allow GSEs to Retain Capital
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced earlier today that they have agreed to allow the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to retain additional capital. The agreements amend the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements both GSEs entered into with Treasury as a condition for receiving federal assistance in 2008
