FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.4 Percent in November 2018
U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.4 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.3 percent increase in October was revised to reflect a 0.4 percent increase. The FHFA monthly HPI is calculated using home sales price information…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in October 2018
Many people make it their New Year’s resolution to get a handle on debt and improve their finances. Here are six steps you can take to make that resolution a reality. U.S. house prices rose in October, up 0.3 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly…
FHFA: Foreclosure Preventions Surpass 4.2 Million in Third Quarter 2018
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its third quarter 2018 Foreclosure Prevention Report,which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 63,193 foreclosure prevention actions in the third quarter of 2018, bringing the total number of foreclosure prevention actions to 4,242,774 since September 2008. The report also shows that nearly 25…
HUD: Trump Administration Unveils Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today unveiled the Trump Administration’s Federal Lead Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (Lead Action Plan). “HUD is delighted to join the other members of the Task…
HUD: $139 Million Awarded to Protect Families from Lead and Home Hazards
Funding to make low-income housing safer and healthier The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $139 million to 48 state and local government agencies to protect children and families from lead-based paint and home health hazards. HUD Secretary Ben Carson made the grant announcement today during an event with…
FHFA: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Modified Underserved Markets Plan for Duty to Serve Program Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) modified Underserved Markets Plans for 2018-2020 under the Duty to Serve program. The Plans, originally published Dec. 18, 2017 became effective Jan. 1, 2018. FHFA requested public input in October 2018 on the Enterprises’ proposed Duty to Serve Plan modifications. FHFA…
HUD: Report Shows Homelessness Unchanged in U.S. in 2018 with Notable Declines among Veterans and Families with Children
Homelessness in the U.S. remained largely unchanged in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 552,830 persons experienced homelessness on a single night in 2018, an increase of 0.3 percent since last year. Meanwhile, homelessness…
FEMA: Federal Disaster Assistance Exceeds $656 Million Two Months after Hurricane Michael’s Landfall
Two months after Hurricane Michael raked Northwest Florida with 155 mph winds and devastating storm surge, federal disaster assistance awarded to survivors exceeds $656 million. “The Florida State Emergency Response Team provided a historic response to the strongest hurricane to impact the Panhandle in living memory, completing thousands of missions in support of local response…
FHFA: U.S. Mortgage Statistics Released from the National Mortgage Database
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the first set of national statistics derived from the National Mortgage Database (NMDB®) as a step toward implementing the monthly mortgage market survey public data disclosure required by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA). FHFA will continue to assess whether additional data may be…
HUD & VA: Additional Support Announced to Help Homeless Veterans Find Permanent Homes
Second Round of HUD-VASH vouchers to provide housing for veterans and their families In a continuing effort to help end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announce a second round of funding to help provide permanent homes to veterans and their…