The Department has initiated public housing inspections under the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate rule to address substandard rental properties and promote compliance with health and safety standards.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Analyzing Efforts to Bolster Housing for Native Americans
The Senate Banking Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development is set to host a hearing assessing the government’s efforts to improve housing efforts among Native American communities nationwide.
Read More »PAVE Task Force Takes New Actions to Address Appraisal Bias
A series of actions set forth by the Biden Administration aims to strike out appraisal bias and level the playing field in building generational wealth via homeownership.
Read More »HUD Issues $3.4 Million in Additional American Rescue Plan Support
“Negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be experienced by many communities. HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program partners are uniquely positioned to address the housing discrimination concerns of vulnerable populations,” said Demetria L. McCain, HUD’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Read More »Mortgage Servicers and Government Agencies to Converge in D.C.
In April, the Five Star Institute will present its annual Government Forum, an event bringing together mortgage servicers and government officials under one roof to share their perspectives on the industry.
Read More »The Week Ahead: HUD to Host Millennial, Gen Z Homeownership Event
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge will host a virtual event geared toward young adults to help dispel common myths and barriers to buying a home in today’s market and how federal programs can help smooth the path to homeownership.
Read More »Residential Construction Falls 8.1% Month-Over-Month
Single-family starts in 2022 are projected to hit an 11-year low, as builder confidence falls to its lowest level in more than a decade.
Read More »HUD Assesses the State of Small Mortgage Lending
New research from HUD reveals the policy implications regarding small-dollar mortgages, which comprised less than 3.5% of overall home purchase originations in 2020.
Read More »HUD Issues 19,000-Plus Housing Vouchers
Marking the most expansive allocation of flexible rental assistance in nearly 20 years, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge has delivered more than 19,000 new Housing Choice Vouchers nationwide.
Read More »A Look Under the Hood of Housing Adequacy
The latest American Housing Survey conducted by the Census Bureau for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a disturbing statistic hidden among other larger findings—1 ...
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