HUD: More Than $36 Million Awarded to Support Public Housing and Native American Residents in Achieving Economic and Housing Stability
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $36.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and nonprofit organizations across the nation. Grantees will use these Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grant funds to hire and/or retain Service Coordinators to assist public and Native…
HUD: $5 Million Awarded to Promote Lead Hazard Reduction and Weatherization Programs
Demonstration grants will promote the coordination between reducing lead and energy costs The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $5 million in demonstration grants to five local government and non-profit organizations to help households with young children or seniors promote energy efficiency and healthy housing. The funding announced today promotes the…
CFPB: Mortgage Servicing Changes Proposed to Prevent Wave of COVID-19 Foreclosures
Millions of homeowners expected to exit forbearance in the coming months The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed a set of rule changes intended to help prevent avoidable foreclosures as the emergency federal foreclosure protections expire. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, millions of families nationwide have suffered the loss of…
HUD: Commemorating National Fair Housing Month 2021
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today kicked off Fair Housing Month 2021. This year’s Fair Housing Month theme, Fair Housing: More Than Just Words, reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing equity in housing and the importance of increasing public awareness of everyone’s right to fair housing. “Fair Housing Month is a…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 1.0 Percent in January; Up 12.0 Percent from Last Year
House prices rose nationwide in January, up 1.0 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 12.0 percent from January 2020 to January 2021. The previously reported 1.1 percent price change for December 2020 was revised upward to 1.2 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally…
CFPB: FTC and CFPB Issue Joint Statement on Preventing Illegal Evictions
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Dave Uejio and Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter issued a joint statement regarding their agencies’ work to help stop illegal evictions and protect American consumers facing economic hardship due to COVID-19. CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio and FTC Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter:“Staff at both agencies will be…
HUD: Report on Youth Homelessness Underscores Importance of American Rescue Plan
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released a report on coordinated community approaches to preventing and ending youth homelessness. The report, “Evaluation of the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Early Implementation Report,” underscores the importance of the American Rescue Plan to addressing homelessness, including for youth. The report found that funding…
Census Bureau: New Report Examines Homeownership in the United States from 2005 to 2019
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report that examines trends in homeownership over the last 15 years. The report, Homeownership in the United States: 2005 to 2019, is based on statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS). The report presents trends in homeownership at the national, state and county levels. For the first time ever, these…
HUD: $5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Invested for Native Hawaiians
American Rescue Plan funding helps Native Hawaiians respond to COVID-19 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced $5 million in Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) funding under the American Rescue Plan to support the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic….
HUD: Historic $450 Million Investment Made to Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding to Native American Communities Across the Nation
American Rescue Plan funding will help Tribal Communities respond to COVID-19 Pandemic U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Thursday announced $450 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Indian tribes across the country to respond to COVID-19. This funding will be used to help Tribes carry out…