HUD: Cross-Agency Efforts Announced to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
Federal Finance Bank Risk-Sharing Program, Guidance for Affordable Housing Funding, Zoning Research Among HUD Actions in Administration-wide Agenda FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Immediate Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply WASHINGTON – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a series of actions it is taking as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s…
HUD: Nearly $95 Million Awarded to Protect Families from Lead and Other Home Health and Safety Hazards
Funding will make low-income families’ homes safer and healthier The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $95 million to 28 state and local government agencies in 19 states to protect children and families from lead-based paint and other home health hazards. HUD is providing these grants through its Lead Based Paint…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for July 2021 Issued
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 July 2021: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in July 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 708,000. This is 1.0 percent (±11.3 percent)* above the revised June…
HUD: $2.7 Billion Funding Opportunity Announced to Help People Experiencing Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making $2.656 billion in FY 2021 Continuum of Care Program (CoC) competitive funding available to homeless services organizations across the country for supportive services and housing programs for people experiencing homelessness. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). “The safety of a stable home is essential…
HUD and FHFA Collaboration to Advance Fair Housing and Fair Lending Enforcement Announced
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (collectively, the Agencies) entered into a first-of-its-kind collaborative agreement regarding fair housing and fair lending coordination. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the two Agencies will focus on enhancing their enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, which HUD…
HUD: $30 Million Awarded to Help Low-Income Elderly Homeowners Age in Place
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $30 million to 32 nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities to assist in undertaking comprehensive programs that make safety and functional home modifications and limited repairs to meet the needs of low-income elderly homeowners that allow them to age in…
HUD: FHA Extends Single Family Eviction Moratorium
Today’s announcement extends the eviction moratorium through September 30 for foreclosed borrowers and other occupants and notes expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on July 31. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on July 30, 2021, announced an extension of its moratorium on evictions for foreclosed borrowers and their occupants through September 30, 2021, and noted the expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report in June 2021 Released
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 2021: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in June 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000. This is 6.6 percent (±16.5 percent)* below the revised May…
HUD: FHA Additional COVID-19 Recovery Options for Homeowners Announced
Streamlined COVID-19 Recovery “waterfall” includes broader payment reductions for those most in danger of losing their homes due to COVID-19 financial hardships The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on July 23, 2021 announced streamlined COVID-19 Recovery options to help homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic bring their mortgage current and remain…
HUD: More than $27 Million Awarded to Local HIV/AIDS Housing Programs
Funding offers stable housing for individuals and families at risk of homelessness The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $27 million to assist thousands of low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families over a three-year period. The funding announced today is offered through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with…