HUD: Historic Settlement Reached with City of Los Angeles to Resolve Disability Discrimination and Lack of Accessible Housing
City to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to produce thousands of accessible units city-wide The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a landmark agreement with the City of Los Angeles to provide accessibility improvements for individuals with disabilities throughout the City’s affordable housing program. The agreement announced today resolves longstanding…
HUD: Federal Financial Monitor Appointed to Oversee Puerto Rico Disaster Funds
Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its plan to appoint a Federal Financial Monitor to oversee the disbursement of disaster recovery dollars to Puerto Rico. “Given the Puerto Rico government’s alleged corruption, fiscal irregularities and mismanagement, we will appoint a Federal Financial Monitor to oversee the disbursement of all HUD disaster…
HUD: Initiative Launches to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Young People Aging Out of Foster Care
‘FYI’ Initiative to offer housing vouchers to at-risk young people facing homelessness U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced a new initiative to target housing assistance to young people aging out of foster care and who are at extreme risk of experiencing homelessness. HUD’s new Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative will offer…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for June 2019
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 June 2019: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in June 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 646,000. This is 7.0 percent (±15.2 percent)* above the revised May…
Census Bureau: Schedule Released for 2018 American Community Survey Results
The U.S. Census Bureau’s schedule for the release of the 2018 American Community Survey data is as follows: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 (embargo begins at 10 a.m. EDT, Sept. 24) 2018 American Community Survey — Statistics on numerous demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics, including language spoken at home, educational attainment, commute to work, employment, mortgage status and…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.1 Percent in May; Up 5.0 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose in May, up 0.1 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.4 percent increase for April 2019 remained unchanged. The FHFA monthly HPI is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by,…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report for June 2019
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2019. Building Permits Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,220,000. This is 6.1 percent (±1.2 percent) below the revised…
Census Bureau: 2018 Characteristics of New Housing Report Released
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the 2018 Characteristics of New Housing Report, which provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures by census region. The report includes characteristics such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the location of the laundry, presence of homeowner’s association, the buyer’s source of financing and…
HUD: John Marshall Law School and HUD Team Up to Launch National Fair Housing Training Academy
Partnership to cultivate next generation of civil rights professional The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is partnering with the John Marshall Law School in Chicago and Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc., to develop the National Fair Housing Training Academy (NFHTA). The Academy will prepare fair housing advocates, lawyers, investigators,…
HUD: Record $2.3 Billion Available to Support Thousands of Local Homeless Programs
In a continuing effort to prevent and end homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today is making a record $2.3 billion available to support thousands of local homeless assistance programs nationwide. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). HUD’s Continuum of Care homeless assistance grants support a wide variety of local programs…