FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in November 2023; Up 6.6 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.3 percent from October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 6.6 percent from November 2022 to November 2023. The previously reported 0.3 percent price increase in October remained unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly price changes from…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for CY 2023 Round of the NMTC Program Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received 196 applications for the calendar year (CY) 2023 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program advances economic development in economically distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community Development…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2024 Round of Small Dollar Loan Program Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 round of its Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program). The SDL Program is intended to expand consumer access to financial institutions by providing alternatives to high-cost small dollar lending. Up to…
Census Bureau: Additional American Community Survey Selected Population Tables and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released additional 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Selected Population Tables (SPT) and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables (AIANT) on data.census.gov and the Application Programming Interface (API) to address over-suppression for some groups and geographies within the original June 2023 release. More information about geographic area and group combinationsthatreceived additional tabulations is available on the Race, Ethnicity,…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for December 2023 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 December 2023: New Home Sales Sales of new single‐family houses in December 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census…
Agencies Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties
Leaders at HUD, the DOE, and the EPA join forces to seek data that will facilitate green upgrades to the nation’s housing stock Today, the leaders of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a joint letter asking for the nation’s…
Census Bureau: Posting of Public Comments on Proposed Changes to 2025 American Community Survey Begins
The U.S. Census Bureau has begun posting the public’s feedback on proposed changes to the 2025 American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) to regulations.gov. In October, the Census Bureau published a Federal Register notice inviting the public to comment on proposed changes to the survey covering several topics, including household roster, educational attainment, health…
CDFI Fund: Webinar Scheduled on CDFI Certification Changes to the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report and Transaction Level Report with Supplemental Guidance
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will conduct a live webinar to walk organizations through the requirements of the revised Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) and Transaction Level Report (TLR) as part of the CDFI Fund’s revised Certification Application and policies. The webinar will not address questions on the revised CDFI…
CFPB: New Guidance Addresses Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Sloppy Credit File Sharing Practices
False, incomplete, and old information must not appear in background check reports, and a person’s complete consumer file must be provided to them upon request Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to consumer reporting companies to address inaccurate background check reports, as well as sloppy credit file sharing practices. The two advisory…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.0 Begins
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for phase 4.0 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Topics for phase 4.0 include employment status,…