HUD awards $75 million to help end youth homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $75 million to end youth homelessness in 23 local communities across the country, including eight rural areas. HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)...
HUD awards $5.2 million to 23 public housing agencies for emergency safety and security...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it is awarding $5.2 million to 23 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in 15 states to make needed improvements to their safety and security systems. HUD’s Capital...
Apartment and condominium market bounces back to positive territory in second quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing improved in the second quarter of 2019, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)....
HUD takes a major step to improve health and safety inspections
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced another step to overhaul the Department’s 20-year-old inspection process to ensure taxpayer-supported housing is healthy and safe. HUD is launching a new demonstration to...
FHA issues new condominium approval rule
In an effort to promote affordable and sustainable homeownership, especially among credit-worthy first-time buyers, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today published a long-awaited final regulation, and policy implementation guidance, which establish a new condominium...
Interior announces improvements to the Endangered Species Act
Today the Department of the Interior announced changes that will improve the way the Endangered Species Act is applied—changes that will benefit property owners and species. Interior’s new rules terminate an illegal and counterproductive...
Falling mortgage rates bolster Freddie Mac’s Apartment Investment Market Index in Q1
The Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index (AIMI®) rose by 2.4 percent in Q1 2019 as mortgage rates fell and net operating incomes (NOI) continued their decade-long rise. The annual change in the index remained negative...
NAHB commends White House commitment to workforce development
Greg Ugalde, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Torrington, Conn., issued the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the White House executive order...
HUD and John Marshall Law School team up to launch National Fair Housing Training...
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...
HUD to collaborate with private sector on Opportunity Zones Challenge
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Department will co-lead an Opportunity Zone-focused workforce challenge of the U.S. Census Bureau’s “The Opportunity Project (TOP)” initiative. TOP is a unique and...
HUD makes 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...
The Michaels Organization Educational Foundation awards $1 million in college scholarships
It was the urban farm in her Legends South community that first sparked Gertrude’s interest in horticulture and the idea that gardening could be therapeutic. Three years later, Gertrude, 56, will be heading to Oakton Community...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Greg Ugalde on President Trump’s Housing Affordability Executive Order
Greg Ugalde, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Torrington, Conn., attended today's signing ceremony at the White House and issued the following statement after President Trump signed...
HUD charges New York housing providers with discriminating against resident with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is charging a New York property owner and manager with housing discrimination. HUD alleges that James W. Ray Jr., Jim Ray Homes, Inc.,...
Remarks by Secretary Ben Carson Ginnie Mae Summit 2019
As prepared for delivery. Acknowledgments; Introduction Thank you, Maren. We are very fortunate to have you leading this great agency. Maren has done a tremendous job, and HUD is grateful for her steady hand at the...
