Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Housing and Community Services released the statewide 5-year housing plan, Breaking New Ground. The plan focuses on six priorities and includes measurable goals to work towards by 2023:
Read MoreThe California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded more than $30 million from the National Housing Trust Fund program to help build new housing affordable for extremely low-income households.
Read MoreThe California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the hire of Mark Stivers as the acting Deputy Director for the Division of Financial Assistance. The Division of Financial Assistance administers the HCD’s loan and grant programs.
Read MoreOn Feb. 1, HUD sent proposed changes to its disparate impact regulations to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OIRA now has up to 90 days to review the changes and send them back to HUD to publish in the Federal Register.
Read MoreThe Office of Multifamily Housing at HUD sent a message to owners with rental subsidy contracts that have expired or are due to expire in February notifying them that HUD is prioritizing their contract renewals.
Read MoreThe Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are holding a two-day workshop for potential FY 2019 Qualified Issuer and Guarantee applicants on Feb. 25 & 26, 2019.
Read MoreThe Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced that the allocation awards announcement for the calendar year 2018 round of the new markets tax credit (NMTC) is delayed until spring 2019, due to the recent government shutdown.
Read MoreRepresentatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) reintroduced the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019, which encourages families receiving housing choice vouchers to move to lower-poverty areas, enabling more access to areas of greater opportunity.
Read MoreThe Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will consider the nomination of Mark Calabria to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Feb. 14 at 10 am ET.
Read MoreFunding for the federal government is government is set to expire on Feb. 15 and lawmakers have been working around the clock to broker a deal on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that can garner support from President Trump and Democrats.
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