As part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department has awarded nearly $180 million in grants to support energy and sustainability programs.
Read More »Organizations Call on FHFA to Lower Housing Costs for Renters, Homeowners
In a letter, nearly 80 consumer, energy, housing, health, manufacturing, and environmental organizations called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to help lower costs and make housing safer and healthier, in addition to suggesting requirements that all new homes with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac meet updated energy codes.
Read More »How a Government Shutdown Could Impact the Industry
A partial shutdown of government operations would result in the closing of some federal housing, mortgage, and other programs of interest to the housing industry if Congress is unable to agree on the provisions of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government by September 30.
Read More »May’s New Residential Construction Numbers ‘Above Consensus Expectations’
The numbers are in from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the news is good—at least on a short-term scale.
Read More »HUD Houses More Than 100,000 Families Through ‘House America’ Initiative
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.
Read More »HUD Initiative Leverages Further Effort Towards Eliminating Appraisal Bias
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced a new process for homeowners to review their appraisals if they feel the results have been unfairly biased.
Read More »HUD Awards Nearly $25M to Provide More Affordable Housing
HUD has announced a grant that will help provide permanent affordable housing to non-elderly persons with disabilities, helping them live independently as self-sufficient members of their communities.
Read More »HUD Expands Flood Insurance Options for Homeowners
A recent announcement revealed HUD, through the Federal Housing Administration, will allow private flood insurance policies on insured single-family mortgages in special flood hazard areas.
Read More »HUD Grants $41M to Enhance Affordable Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it will make available $41 million for local affordable housing and community development activities that benefit people with low-incomes. The funding is being awarded through HUD’s Capacity Building ...
Read More »HUD Makes New Effort Pushing Energy-Savings Upgrades
As energy prices climb, much like everything else recently, the Biden Administration announced through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that new measures are being put in place to help families served by HUD go green and install solar ...
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