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FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from April 11-12, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Maine

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Maine to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from April 3-5, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Nebraska

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Nebraska to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm and straight-line winds from April 6-7, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for West Virginia Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of West Virginia and ordered Federal assistance to State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from April 2 to April 6, 2024. President…

FDIC: Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion to Meet June 4th

Two New Members also Announced The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN) will meet on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, to discuss updates from Committee members about key challenges facing their communities and organizations. Panel presentations will discuss enhancing deposit insurance awareness, insights from our research about Volunteer Income Tax Assistance…

FHFA: U.S. House Prices Rise 6.6 Percent Over the Last Year; Up 1.1 Percent from the Fourth Quarter of 2023

U.S. house prices rose 6.6 percent between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 1.1 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for March was up 0.1 percent from February. “U.S. house prices continued…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Iowa to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 20-21, 2024.   The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Adair, Montgomery, Polk and Story counties. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing…

HUD: $26 Million Available to Promote Fair Housing and Root Out Discrimination

Funds will go to state and local fair housing enforcement partners. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $26 million in non-competitive funding available to HUD’s state and local fair housing enforcement agencies across the country under its Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). The FHAP is an intergovernmental partnership between the…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides from April. 2-6, 2024  The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam,…

HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report Published for April 2024

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 April 2024: New Home SalesSales of new single‐family houses in April 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 634,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau…