HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Delaware Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Delaware affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida from September 1 to September 7, 2021. On October 25, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration, making federal funding available to state and eligible local…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Mississippi Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida from August 18 to September 1, 2021. On October 23, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall,…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for September 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 September 2021: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in September 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 800,000. This is 14.0 percent (±17.9 percent)* above the revised August…
HUD: Over $15 Million Awarded in Research Grants to Reduce Housing-Related Health Hazards and Improve Energy Efficiency
Funding to improve methods to identify and control key residential hazards The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $15.7 million to 18 universities, public health, and housing organizations to conduct housing-related hazard and energy efficiency research studies. Provided through HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH), the research…
HUD: New Rule Issued Protecting Tenants Facing Eviction for Non-Payment of Rent in HUD-Assisted Properties
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that it will publish a rule that prohibits the eviction of tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent from HUD-subsidized public housing and certain properties with project-based rental assistance without providing a 30-day notice period that includes information about available federal emergency rental…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for New Hampshire Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of New Hampshire affected by a severe storm and flooding from July 29 to July 30, 2021. On October 4, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Cheshire and Sullivan, allowing…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Montana Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Montana affected by the Richard Spring Fire from August 8 to August 20, 2021. On September 30, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for Rosebud County and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Federal funding…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Vermont Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Vermont affected by a severe storm and flooding from July 29 to July 30, 2021. On September 29, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Bennington and Windham. The President’s…
HUD: Federal Housing Administration Adds Additional COVID-19 Forberance Relief Options
Actions today are a response to the continued impacts of the pandemic on individuals and families across the country. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today new and extended COVID-19 relief options for borrowers recently or newly struggling to make their mortgage payments because of the pandemic and for senior homeowners with Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs)…
HUD: New Members Appointed to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee and Future Expansion Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced the appointment of six new members to its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee, and the re-appointment of two current members of the Committee. In addition, HUD is announcing today that it intends to expand the Committee in the future from eight members back…