U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD Announces Transaction to Transform Over 950 Affordable Rental Homes in The Bronx
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it recently closed a transaction to rehabilitate and preserve 983 affordable rental homes...
Complaint: not renting to people with past evictions is illegal
HOPE Fair Housing Center argues in a new federal complaint that an Illinois landlord’s blanket refusal to rent to people with eviction records amounts...
NMHC encouraged following HUD meeting on expanding housing supply
Yesterday, NMHC President Sharon Wilson Géno participated in a roundtable discussion with HUD leaders, housing providers and other housing stakeholders on policy solutions to...
New home sales cool in June on higher mortgage rates
Rising mortgage rates and elevated construction costs put a damper on new home sales last month.
Sales of newly built, single-family homes in June fell...
Single-family starts decline in June but permits post solid gain
Single-family production fell back after four straight monthly gains as elevated construction costs and rising mortgage rates led to a reduction in home building...
NMHC, NAA support the introduction of choice in Affordable Housing Act
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) applaud the introduction of the Choice in Affordable Housing Act, bipartisan legislation...
FHA increases multifamily large loan processing limit
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a Mortgagee Letter on June 28 that increased the threshold at which a Multifamily loan is considered a...
New home sales jump in May
A lack of existing inventory coupled with solid consumer demand helped to boost new home sales in May to their highest level since February...
Lack of resales provides boost to new home sales in April
Stabilizing mortgage rates and a lack of resale inventory provided a boost for new home sales in April, even as builders continue to wrestle...
HUD strengthens standards and aligns inspection regulations for HUD assisted housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the Final Rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate...
Response to reinstatement of 2013 version of Disparate Impact Regulation
Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
Single-family starts remain lackluster, but expected to begin sustained rebound later this year
Single-family production remained at an anemic pace in February as builders continue to wrestle with elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs and tightening credit...
Industry responds to HUD’s decision to lower FHA premiums
NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey
Alicia, Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala.,...
White House plans new renter protections
The White House recently announced a series of actions that executive branch agencies will take to improve renter protections and “fairness” in the rental...
HUD proposes new revisions to AFFH rules
On January 19, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a press release stating its intent to once again amend the rules...
