The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded nearly $1.5 billion to support seven states in their recovery from major disasters that occurred last year, including Hurricane Michael, Hurricane Florence and wildfires in California.
These funds are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and will address seriously damaged housing, businesses and infrastructure in hard-hit areas of these states.
Read on for more details on the grant money.
National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) federal political coordinator has been officially confirmed as a member of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee.
Paul Yorkis, a 27-year member of the association, first learned of his potential appointment in Mid-March, but a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently confirmed his seat.
Read on for comments from NAR President John Smaby on the confirmation.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released a new report detailing the most popular areas for millennials to live.
Job market and affordability in a given location are two of the main reasons that impact millennials the most, according to the report, which analyzed population trends, income levels and housing conditions in the largest 100 metropolitan statistical areas across the country.
Read on to find out where millennials are moving to.
To help end housing discrimination, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded an additional $15 million to support dozens of fair housing organizations.
HUD’s grants are provided through the department’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to help people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination and to educate the public and housing providers on fair housing laws.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson recently spoke about the agency’s latest initiatives at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C.
Carson shared HUD’s plans to increase access to financing across the housing industry, including stimulating economic development and job creation by making long-term capital investments in low-income neighborhoods.
Read on for more of Carson’s remarks from the MBA conference.
HUD has approved a conciliation agreement with a Modesto, Calif. rental property owner and his management company to resolve allegations that they refused to rent a unit to a couple because they have three children.
A HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program agency filed a complaint on behalf of the couple, alleging that the family was denied the opportunity to rent a two-bedroom unit.
Read on for details from the agreement.
A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has some hopeful news for agents – just in time for the spring buying season.
According to the report, more than half of sellers’ agents said that staging a home decreases the amount of time a home spends on the market, with 25 percent saying it greatly reduces the time.
Read on for details from NAR’s 2019 Profile of Home Staging.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged another landlord with housing discrimination – this time in San Diego.
HUD entered into a conciliation/voluntary compliance agreement with a resident and owners of a San Diego apartment complex.
Read on for details from the agreement, which resolved allegations the landlord refused to grant a disabled resident’s request for a parking spot close to the building.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson recently presented $1.5 million to the city of Waco, Texas, to protect children and families from lead-based paint and home health hazards.
The city will address lead hazards in more than 140 housing units in the community for low-income families with children.
Read on to learn more about the grants, which will help the city eliminate lead-based paint and other health hazards.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced its approval of Puerto Rico’s latest disaster recovery action plan to help the island continue to rebuild from Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
The plan includes incorporating more than $8.2 billion in additional Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds. The first action plan allocated $1.5 billion and focused primarily on housing programs.
Read on for more on the latest action plan.
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