HUD: Departments of Housing & Urban Development and the Interior Announce Action to Support More Affordable Housing in Nevada
New agreement will lead to the construction of critically needed affordable housing projects in Southern Nevada The U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development and the Interior today announced a new action to make it easier and more affordable for local communities in the Las Vegas metropolitan area to obtain federal land to build affordable…
HUD: $50 Million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Awarded to Pittsburgh, PA
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will redevelop Bedford Dwellings public housing property and the Hill District area. Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Monocchio, announced the awarding of a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) grant for $50 million to the Housing…
HUD: $40 Million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Awarded to Miami-Dade County, FL
Miami-Dade County will redevelop Cutler Manor and the Goulds neighborhood Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management Michele Perez announced the awarding of Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) grant for $40 million to the Miami-Dade County to redevelop Cutler Manor in the Goulds area. Assistant Deputy…
HUD: $50 Million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Awarded to Tucson, AZ
The City of Tucson will redevelop Tucson House and the entire Thrive in the 05 neighborhood Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Richard Monocchio announced the awarding of Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) grant for $50 million to the City of Tucson to redevelop…
HUD: $85 Million Funding Opportunity Released to Remove Barriers to Building Housing and New Tools Announced to Build & Repair Affordable Housing
Increasing the supply of affordable housing is one way Bidenomics lowers housing costs from the bottom up and the middle out. Today, the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is taking two actions to lower housing costs for Americans by increasing the supply of affordable housing. HUD’s actions today will make it easier…
HUD: Action Taken on Junk Fees in Rental Housing
Major online rental search platforms agree to provide tens of millions of consumers with better information about fees. Today, President Biden and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced new commitments by several of the biggest rental housing search platforms to increase transparency of housing fees, and released new…
HUD: Public Housing Inspections to Begin Under New Rule to Strengthen Inspection Standards in HUD-Assisted and Insured Housing
NSPIRE Final Rule Effective July 1 for Public Housing, October 1 for remaining HUD Rental Assistance Programs As of July 1, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has the authority to begin inspecting public housing under the Final Rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) after…
CDFI Fund: Program and Policy Input Requested on Capital Magnet Fund
The Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) requests public comments on how it can enhance and improve the impact of the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), streamline or minimize the administrative burden on CMF Applicants and Award Recipients, as well as safeguard public funds. Information provided in response to this Request…
HUD: Office of Manufactured Housing Programs Announced as New, Independent Office Within Housing
Office now reports directly to the Assistant Secretary for Housing Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Housing is announcing that it has created a new Office of Manufactured Housing Programs as an independent office reporting directly to Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon. The Office…
HUD: Research Grant Opportunity Announced to Study Off-site Construction and Land Use Reforms
On June 15, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to build the evidence base to accelerate the adoption of innovative and effective practices and policies to increase the production and supply of quality, affordable housing. The NOFO provides up to $4 million to (1) assess the potential…