HUD: “Made in America” Theme Unveiled for Innovative Housing Showcase 2026
Sixth Annual Showcase returns to the National Mall September 22nd-24th Secretary Turner announced the “Made in America” theme for HUD’s sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase, returning to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. September 22 – September 24, 2026. The Freedom 250 event will showcase American innovations that can help expand housing supply, lower construction…
FHFA: House Price Index Down 0.1 Percent in April 2026; Up 2.0 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices fell nationwide in April, down 0.1 percent from the previous month, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 2.0 percent from April 2025 to April 2026. The previously reported 0.1 percent price change in March was revised upward to 0.2 percent. For the nine…
HUD: Agency and VA Announce Funding to Support Over 2,500 Homeless Veterans
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins today announced $33 million in funding for the HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. The funds will support 2,532 new HUD-VASH vouchers for homeless Veterans across 265 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in 44 states. View…
HUD: Agency Slashes More Red Tape to Lower Costs and Improve Affordability
New Federal Housing Administration Single Family policy changes remove barriers and expand homeownership opportunities. HUD is announcing fourteen policy changes to its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family mortgage insurance program that lower costs, reduce regulatory burdens, and improve affordability for Americans seeking FHA-insured mortgages. The changes eliminate outdated requirements, reduce administrative burdens, and make…
HUD: Proposed Rule Would Spark Manufactured Home Innovation & Increase Supply
The proposed rule would remove the permanent chassis requirement for upper stories of manufactured homes. HUD today published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would update the definition of a manufactured home and support innovative opportunities for multi-story manufactured housing. Under the proposed rule, the new definition of a manufactured home, as noted in the Manufactured Home…
HUD: 15 Fair Housing Enforcement Actions Announced
Violations include Disability Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Familial Status The Department of Housing and Urban (HUD) announced fifteen recent fair housing enforcement actions as the Department accelerates civil rights enforcement, delivers relief for Americans facing housing discrimination, and continues to reduce a major case backlog inherited from the Biden Administration. The actions include charges and…
HUD: Fraud-Filled Los Angeles Homelessness Funding Cut Off
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s record of fraud, failure, and flagrant mismanagement has abused hundreds of millions of tax dollars per year. Following the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) opening an investigation, Secretary Scott Turner today announced the immediate suspension of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the lead agency for Los Angeles’…
HUD: $193 Million Made Available to Address Youth Homelessness
Funding will support communities in developing housing focused solutions to prevent and end youth homelessness The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making $193 million in funding available to communities nationwide to prevent and address youth homelessness. “Every American should grow up in a safe and loving home. HUD is pleased to announce…
HUD: Agency Overhauls Federal Homelessness Assistance
Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $4.04 billion to better serve America’s vulnerable populations through the Continuum of Care (CoC) homelessness assistance program. “The ‘housing first’ experiment failed Americans by warehousing the vulnerable without results. This ideology promised to end homelessness. Instead, billions…
HUD: 2025 Annual Homelessness Report to Congress Released
The Point-In-Time Count Report Shows Homelessness Increased During Decade of “Housing First” Policies HUD today released the 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time (PIT) Estimates, which found that 745,652 people were homeless, including 266,320 people living on the street on a single night in January 2025 – a 27% increase since 2013 and a…