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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Association of Home Builders announced new information surrounding the Innovative Housing Showcase, held to raise awareness of innovative and affordable housing designs with the potential to increase housing supply and reduce housing expenses for owners and renters nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published the Final Rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate in the Federal Register, which will be effective July 1 and October 1 for all rental assistance programs.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the issuance of $382 million via the Housing Trust Fund that will increase and preserve the supply of decent, safe, and sanitary affordable housing for extremely-low and very low-income households.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an available $30.3 billion for the Housing Choice Voucher Program that will help Public Housing Authorities address recent rent inflation and enable more low-income families to utilize housing vouchers.

Per President Biden's call to fully enforce the Fair Housing Act, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the extension of the public comment date for its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule by two weeks.

It's been 55 years since the Fair Housing Act was signed into law, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development kicked off Fair Housing Month 2023 with the theme, “Choices for All Voices: Building an Equitable Future.”

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced funding will go to 1,200 communities through 2,400 grants to support the needs of families and individuals.

HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge has surpassed her original goal of housing homeless individuals and was achieved by organizing leaders from 105 communities across 31 states and territories and the District of Columbia.

The rule expands upon HUD’s previous policy, implementing opportunities for transparency and accountability while bolstering economic equity for American families.

HUD has announced three Plano, Texas landlords will pay damages, civil penalties, and attorney’s fees totaling $140,649 for violating the Fair Housing Act after refusing to rent to a Black woman because of her race.