HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge said, “The Green and Resilient Retrofit Program continues to improve our nation’s climate resilience by making sure low-income families and individuals have access to affordable housing that is strong, healthy, and energy efficient.” Click through to learn more.
Read More »Black Homeowners Experience the Smallest Wealth Gains Nationwide
Although Black homeowners experienced the smallest wealth gains among any other racial or ethnic group, homeowners were able to accumulate over $115,000 in wealth in the last decade, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors.
Read More »HUD Injects $30B to Help Provide Affordable Housing
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.
Read More »Single Female Homeownership Gains Driving Overall Homeownership Rate Growth
Since 2019, the number of single, female-headed households has increased by 1.4 million, one million of whom are homeowners, according to a new report from First American.
Read More »Under Threat: The Environment and America’s Rental Market
Owning a home is the gold-standard of housing security. But for those who cannot afford to buy, they rent—and as of late, the market share of renters has steadily risen in light of new housing trends that started two years ...
Read More »More Homeowner Households Reaping the Wealth Gains From Homeownership
When it Comes to building wealth, the American single-family home is the gold standard of investments. Not only is a home a place to live, but it is typically the largest investment most people will ever make—and for those that ...
Read More »Low-Income Households Get a Shot at Homeownership
Here’s how a “sweat equity” grant of $10 million by HUD is likely to help more low-income homebuyers achieve their American Dream.
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