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Meeting topics include various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs, plus the latest developments in Washington, D.C on EHVs and the ACC.
In a new study from Harvard University’s Joint Center on Housing Studies (JCHS), researchers discuss how digitalization – which the authors define as “the strategic use of technologies that collect, create, process, organize, analyze, use, and monetize data” – is affecting how housing is built,...
Study: Neighborhoods Targeted by the Community Reinvestment Act Get Lower-Quality Financial Products
A study published in the Journal of Financial Economics examines the quality of financial services and products offered to neighborhoods targeted by the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The study found that while low-to-moderate (LMI) neighborhoods targeted by the CRA receive an increased...
A new report from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation explores how lessons learned from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) can aid in building local institutional capacity. The paper draws on interviews with 41 stakeholders with insights into the design and distribution of ERA...
November 8, 2:00 PM ET
On October 13, 2021, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, effective through January 11, 2023. While when the Public Health Emergency will end is still unknown, when it...
From NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
This new development in Fort Worth's Stop Six neighborhood sits where Cavile public housing once stood.
"Just to see how far this project has come and get a sneak peek of what is to come is great because it's nothing like it was before," former Cavile resident...
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
The Chicago Housing Authority partnered with national non-profit Operation Warm for the 15th year Saturday at UIC Forum to give away 5,000 new winter coats to children living in public housing and participants of the Housing Choice Voucher...
From King County Housing Authority's press release:
The King County Housing Authority, in partnership with a number of organizations across the county working to help people experiencing homelessness, has achieved a lease-up rate of 90 percent for the 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) it was...
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
Opportunity Home San Antonio will begin construction on Snowden Apartments, its first self-developed, multi-family apartment with more than 50 percent of its units slated to provide affordable housing options for older adults at 0 – 30% AMI –...