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On June 22, 2022, the Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) of the House Appropriations Committee released their draft FY23 THUD funding bill for markup to be held the next day. The funding bill includes $62.7 billion for HUD programs – an...
On June 22, the Harvard Joint Center on Housing Studies released the State of the Nation’s Housing 2022 Report. Major themes included the soaring costs of housing coupled with rising demand, and high construction levels in response.
Apartment rents were up 12%...
Today, HUD issued a press release announcing $43 million to fund 4000 new incremental vouchers available to PHAs to serve homeless households, including those at-risk of homelessness; fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and...
Recently, HUD published two new guidance documents expanding opportunities and resources available to increase utilization of HCV and Mainstream vouchers.
PIH Notice 2022-19: Mainstream Vouchers – Non-Competitive Opportunity for Additional Vouchers Authorized by the CARES Act and Extraordinary...
On Friday, HUD will publish a request for public comment on the latest revision to proposed National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and associated protocols. In late 2019, HUD REAC began the NSPIRE demonstration, a two-year, voluntary demonstration to better...
From the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)'s press release:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Pennrose, and RiseBoro Community Partnership today celebrated the...
From Boston.com:
The Boston Public Library’s new long-term borrowing program is working to ensure Boston residents have access to online educational materials.
Boston residents can now access free Wi-Fi routers and Chromebooks through the library. Participants must be adult residents who do...
From NBC 24 News Toledo:
Mulch was spread, flowers were planted and new paint was applied outside of the Glendale Terrace apartments Friday as Lucas Metropolitan Housing continued its "Thumbs Up" project.
"We're going to make our properties look more presentable and make it feel more like...
From KUSI News San Diego:
Outside of the homeless encampment in an unincorporated area of El Cajon, no other camp has gotten as much notoriety as the one in the Midway District.
At one time, well over 100 people living in a tent city along Sports Arena Boulevard, creating a huge negative impact...