Housing

HUD: $25 Million in Funding Announced for Public Housing Authorities to Help Families Get Access to Better Housing and Schools

Public Housing Authorities are encouraged to apply for funding Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will make available $25 million to public housing authorities (PHAs) for HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Mobility Services. Through this program, PHAs will help an estimated 6,000 voucher families with children get a…

HUD: PAVE Task Force Announces New Actions to Address Appraisal Bias

Today, the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE), co-chaired by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, announced a set of meaningful actions to deliver on the PAVE Action Plan and ensure that every American who buys a…

HUD: National Healthy Homes Month Kicks Off

Theme of Connecting home, health, and You highlights how fixing hazards in homes improves residents’ health while improving access to safe, affordable healthy housing across the nation. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) kicks off activities for this year’s National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), an annual campaign highlighting the direct link…

HUD: Agency Commemorates National Homeownership Month with Launch of Housing Counseling Awareness Campaign

Secretary Fudge announces June 10 House Party 2.0: “Make Home the Goal” on the National Mall “Let’s Make Home the Goal” campaign highlights the benefits of housing counseling and supports efforts to close the racial homeownership gap As declared by President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation, the month of June is commemorated as National Homeownership Month. The U.S….

FHFA: U.S. House Prices Rise 4.3 Percent Over the Last Year; Up 0.5 Percent from Fourth Quarter 2022

U.S. house prices rose 4.3 percent between the first quarters of 2022 and 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices were up 0.5 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for March was up 0.6 percent from February. “U.S. house prices generally increased modestly in the…

HUD: $688,000 in Funding Provided for Public Housing Authorities to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Funding Deployed During National Foster Care Month 2023 Today, as the country marks National Foster Care Month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will make available $688 thousand to 12 public housing authorities (PHAs) in 9 states, including California, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. These PHAs will receive…

HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for April 2023 Released

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2023: New Home SalesSales of new single‐family houses in April 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 683,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau…

HUD: New Details Announced for 2023 Innovative Housing Showcase

General public invited to visit the Showcase on the National Mall June 9 – 11 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today announced new details regarding the Innovative Housing Showcase, including the first round of exhibitors. The Showcase will be an open-to-the-public event on the National…

HUD: More Than $22 Million Awarded to Expand Access to Affordable Housing & Homeownership

$12.5 million in Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity (SHOP) Grants; $10 million Rural Capacity Building Grants The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $12 million in grants to support non-profit, self-help housing organizations that enable homeownership opportunities for hard-working, low-income families and individuals. Funded through HUD’s Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), the grants awarded…

HUD: More Than $837 Million Announced to Improve Housing Quality and Reduce Energy Costs for Underserved Communities

New funding from Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and $4 billion in loan commitment authority will make HUD-assisted multifamily housing more energy efficient, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and improve climate resiliency. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today will announce the availability of new funding through the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to…