HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Montana Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Montana affected by the Richard Spring Fire from August 8 to August 20, 2021. On September 30, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for Rosebud County and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Federal funding…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Vermont Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Vermont affected by a severe storm and flooding from July 29 to July 30, 2021. On September 29, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Bennington and Windham. The President’s…
HUD: Federal Housing Administration Adds Additional COVID-19 Forberance Relief Options
Actions today are a response to the continued impacts of the pandemic on individuals and families across the country. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today new and extended COVID-19 relief options for borrowers recently or newly struggling to make their mortgage payments because of the pandemic and for senior homeowners with Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs)…
HUD: New Members Appointed to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee and Future Expansion Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced the appointment of six new members to its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee, and the re-appointment of two current members of the Committee. In addition, HUD is announcing today that it intends to expand the Committee in the future from eight members back…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for August 2021 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 August 2021: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in August 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 740,000. This is 1.5 percent (±15.1 percent)* above the revised July…
HUD: $143 Million in Grants to Support Construction and Project Rental Assistance for New Multifamily Housing and Very Low-Income Seniors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced on Wednesday that it has awarded $143 million in grants to non-profit organizations across the country to support the development of new affordable multifamily rental housing along with ongoing project rental assistance for very low-income seniors. The awards were made…
HUD: $4.4 Million Awarded to 28 Tribes to Provide Permanent Homes for Native American Veterans
Grants will provide housing for Native American Veterans experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has awarded $4.4 million in Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) grants to 28 Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities…
HUD and FHFA: Clarifications to Freddie Mac’s Policies on Purchasing Mortgages Secured by Group Homes Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday announced important clarifications to Freddie Mac’s policies that make clear it will purchase mortgages secured by a property owned by an individual and rented to a group home for persons with disabilities. “Clarifying these policies regarding the…
HUD: HBCU Center of Excellence Grants Announced
Howard University and Texas Southern University to receive $5.5 million total in housing and economic development research grants The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced a total of $5.5 million will be awarded to two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Howard University and Texas Southern University will received $4.5 million…
HUD: House America Initiative Launched to Address Homelessness Crisis
House America leverages American Rescue Plan and other federal resources to immediately re-house and build additional housing for people experiencing homelessness U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, who serves as chair of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), today joined Biden-Harris Administration officials, Cabinet members, and elected officials to…