Tag: Washington DC
Resilience of U.S. economy tested by COVID-19 outbreak and oil price shock
According to the latest commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and sharp decline in oil prices...
NMHC and NAA respond to House’s passage of the YIMBY Act
Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) on the passage of the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act...
Multifamily builder and developer confidence remains unchanged in fourth quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released...
JLL completes $62.7 million sale of Maryland mixed-use property
JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the $62.7 million sale of Monument Village at College Park, a mixed-use residential and retail...
New report explores problem of ‘credit invisibility’ among HUD-assisted households
Landlords and property management groups regularly use credit checks to make determinations about renting to potential tenants and many employers incorporate credit checks in...
HUD awards $2.7 billion to improve and preserve public housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $2.7 billion to public housing authorities (PHA) in all 50 states, as...
NAHB testifies house energy bill would harm housing affordability
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today urged the House to oppose to H.R. 3962, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019, warning...
CLPHA responds to Trump’s public housing budget
Sunia Zaterman, Executive Director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s FY 2021...
Trump Administration proposes 2021 HUD budget
President Trump announced the release of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget, “A Budget for America’s Future.” The FY21 budget seeks to provide the...
NMHC President Doug Bibby to step down in 2021
Doug Bibby, the long-term president of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) has announced his intent to step down from his leadership role in...
HUD issues guidance on reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act relating to assistance...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the publication of guidance clarifying how housing providers can comply with the Fair...
HUD awards nearly $2.2 billion to local homeless programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced nearly $2.2 billion in grants to support thousands of local homeless...
HUD issues improved Fair Housing rule
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published its proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, which offers clearer guidance to states and local...
Most home building in Millennial areas
The majority of single-family and multifamily housing production in the nation is occurring in counties with the greatest concentration of millennials. However, in a...
HUD awards more than $130 million to provide affordable housing to people with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $131.3 million to 325 local public housing authorities across the country to provide affordable...
