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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...
In Confirmation Hearing, Calabria Pledges to Work on Reform with Congress and Maintain GSE Affordable Housing Activities
The Senate Banking Committee yesterday held a hearing on the nomination of Mark Calabria to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
$25 Million Allocated for Housing to Benefit Communities Impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Today, the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) released a $25 million Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to increase and preserve affordable housing opportunities in 37 parishes impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Specifically, $14.7 M has been allocated for recovery in New Orleans, which sustained the largest amount of damage from Katrina. The remaining dollars will be made available in all parishes that were impacted by the storms.
Washington Report | February 15, 2019
More HFAs are investing in research to refine business strategies, understand emerging trends, and adjust policies to address new realities in their communities. Recent work on urban housing and...
WHEDA Publishes 2018 Annual Report Spotlighting Another Highly Successful Fiscal Year
WHEDA has published its annual report. The report showcases the substantial impact WHEDA’s housing and economic development resources has had in helping to grow Wisconsin’s economy. The annual report success stories are excellent examples of WHEDA’s support and collaboration with its industry partners. Featured stories include a millennial couple on a home ownership mission, the rebirth of the historic Bronzeville district in Milwaukee, a shelter that provides safe harbor to homeless women and children, and new trends impacting the state’s agriculture industry.
NCSHA Recommends Improvements to Opportunity Zone Regulations to Increase Affordable Housing Investment
WASHINGTON, DC — Testifying on behalf of the nation’s state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) during a public hearing on February 14, Stockton Williams, executive director of the National Council...
Florida Housing Relaunches Federal Down Payment Assistance Program for First-Time Homebuyers
On March 4, 2019, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) will relaunch the Florida Hardest-Hit Fund Down Payment Assistance Program (HHF-DPA) in five approved counties. This federal program was implemented to prevent foreclosures by stimulating home purchase activity and stabilizing neighborhoods in certain counties that demonstrated high levels on housing market distress. HHF-DPA provides up to $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers and is forgivable over five years.
RIHousing, RI Office of Innovation Narrow the Digital Divide through Partnership with T-Mobile and Santander Bank
At an event held yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee, T-Mobile and Santander Bank joined RIHousing and the Rhode Island Office of Innovation to launch a pilot program to connect residents to affordable, in-home broadband internet access. Known as ConnectRI, the program, aimed at eliminating the digital divide among Rhode Islanders, is a partnership between RIHousing, the state’s Office of Innovation, T-Mobile, Santander Bank, Providence Public Library and local public housing authorities.
REALTORS’ GSE Reform Plan Recasts Fannie and Freddie as Utilities
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) yesterday released a working paper describing its new proposal for housing finance reform. The paper was unveiled during NAR’s Housing Finance Reform Policy Forum, which NCSHA senior staff attended. It was written in collaboration with Susan Wachter of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Richard Cooperstein of Andrew Davidson and Company.
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,...
Washington Report | February 8, 2019
While the demographic shifts that continue to transform America’s suburbs are often assessed for their political implications, their housing market impacts may be even more...
