HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the nation’s housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation’s fair housing laws.
Contact:
Brian Sullivan
(202) 708-0685
HUD AND FLORIDA MANAGEMENT COMPANIES REACH AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE AND INCREASE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Families with children are now able to live without restrictions at a Pompano Beach, Florida housing development under a voluntary agreement between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Cornerstone Residential Management, Inc., and the Oaks at Pompano, Ltd. The agreement will improve and increase the affordability of multifamily housing in their area and provide $30,000 in rental assistance to families with children. The firms will also make family-friendly improvements to their properties and donate $20,000 to a fair housing organization
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HOUSING SCORECARD SHOWS CONTINUED INCREASE IN HOME AFFORDABILITY, NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION, BUT CHALLENGES...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the second edition of the Administration’s Housing Scorecard showing that, thanks in part to interest rates continuing at all-time lows, home affordability in the U.S. remains near the most attractive levels in 10 years. In addition, for the first time, the report now tracks the impact of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which has spurred local investment and is beginning to make affordably-priced homes available to consumers. The Housing Scorecard is the Administration’s comprehensive report on the nation's housing market.
JUDGE ORDERS IOWA LANDLORD TO PAY $52,150 TO RESOLVE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE
WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that a HUD Administrative Law Judge has ordered an Iowa landlord to pay $52,150 in damages and civil penalties for retaliating against a single mother of three by threatening to evict her because she filed a housing discrimination complaint
HUD RETAINS GILMORE KEAN, LLC TO LEAD NEW ORLEANS HOUSING AUTHORITY
WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- After conducting a competitive national search for a long-term administrator to lead the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that the current receivership team, Gilmore Kean, LLC will continue to lead the agency from recovery to revitalization over the next three years.
HUD SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON THREE INITIATIVES TO BOOST FHA CAPITAL RESERVES
WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner David Stevens today unveiled three specific policy changes to strengthen the FHA’s capital reserves while enabling the agency to continue to fulfill its mission to provide access to homeownership for underserved communities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today published a Notice, seeking public comment on three specific measures to reduce financial risk and preserve affordable mortgage financing for responsible consumers.
HUD ALLEGES ADS BY DENVER AREA CONDO ASSOCIATION DISCRIMINATE AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged a Denver condominium association with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children under the age of 18. According to HUD's charge, Windsor Gardens Association allegedly maintained discriminatory restrictions and published discriminatory statements and advertisements that limited or denied housing to families with children. One statement read: “Head of household must be 50 years of age; children under the age of 17 are not permitted.”
HUD TO HOLD NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING POLICY CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS
WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Demonstrating the urgency to end housing discrimination, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it will hold a national fair housing conference in New Orleans, starting Monday, July 19. The five-day conference will feature leading scholars, advocates, government officials, and community leaders focused on providing equal housing opportunities, increasing economic opportunities for low-income individuals, and meeting the needs of persons with disabilities
FHA ANNOUNCES FIRST LOOK INITIATIVE TO HELP COMMUNITIES STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS HARD-HIT BY FORECLOSURE
WASHINGTON, DC - July 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a new initiative that gives state and local governments, and nonprofit organizations participating in HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) preference to acquire homes from the Department's inventory of foreclosed properties, commonly known as "HUD homes." The initiative was announced by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan at the National Council of La Raza annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.
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WASHINGTON, DC - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) ongoing efforts to enhance risk management practices, Commissioner David H. Stevens today announced plans to implement a series of changes to the multifamily insurance programs that will update underwriting policies, increase lender and underwriter quality, and align loan application, submission and approval standards. FHA’s Multifamily Program Office consulted with stakeholders to bring these changes to market.
HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN ANNOUNCES $190 MILLION IN HOMELESS GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced nearly $190 million in new grants to assist hundreds of local homeless assistance programs across the country. The funding will provide support to 550 local projects that will offer critically needed housing and support services to nearly 20,000 homeless individuals and families over the extended lifetime of these grants. For a complete listing of those local programs awarded funding
HUD EXPANDS NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY
WASHINGTON, DC - July 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced an agreement with the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (CCLRC) to stabilize neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County by selling foreclosed homes to the CCLRC for as little as $100. The agreement announced today follows a similar successful program launched in Cleveland in which HUD transferred 441 foreclosed properties to the City at deep discount in just over a year
HUD RELEASES 2009 AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY
WASHINGTON, DC - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Most families with young children live within a mile of a public elementary school. The most common home heating fuel in the U.S. is gas. Only a third of American homes have a working carbon monoxide detector. These are just some of the findings of a comprehensive national sample of the more than 130 million residential housing units released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD ISSUES GUIDANCE ON LGBT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS
WASHINGTON, DC - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a new policy that provides lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families with further assistance when facing housing discrimination. The new guidance treats gender identity discrimination most often faced by transgender persons as gender discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, and instructs HUD staff to inform individuals filing complaints about state and local agencies that have LGBT-inclusive discrimination laws. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the new guidance at HUD’s LGBT Pride Month Celebration.
HUD AWARDS $30 MILLION TO 29 LOCAL HIV-AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, DC - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than a thousand extremely low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS will continue to receive permanent housing as a result of $30.2 million in grants announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During each of the next three years, this HUD funding will help provide permanent supportive housing for 1,232 households so they can manage their illnesses while receiving critically needed support services.
HUD PROPOSES NEW RULE TO ALLOW ON-SITE COMPLETION OF FACTORY-BUILT MANUFACTURED HOMES
WASHINGTON, DC - June 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it is proposing new regulations that would permit builders of manufactured housing (mobile homes) to complete construction at the home’s installation site, rather than in the factory. Under current HUD regulations, a manufacturer must obtain HUD approval for on-site completion of each of its designs.
DOT, HUD Announce New Contracting Flexibility to Help Build Sustainable, Livable Communities
June 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced new contracting efforts that will enhance livability and sustainability initiatives and improve competition for federal highway projects.
USDOT and HUD Launch Groundbreaking, Collaborative Effort to Create Sustainable, Livable Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a groundbreaking collaborative effort designed to help foster planning for more livable, sustainable communities – places where transportation, housing and commercial development investments are coordinated to better serve the people living in those communities.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS
WASHINGTON, Dc - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the lead Cabinet secretaries from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) – from the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Veterans Affairs (VA) – joined Executive Director of the USICH Barbara Poppe to unveil and submit to the President and Congress the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness. Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes accepted the plan on behalf of President Barack Obama. The full report, titled Opening Doors:
IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS SEEN IN SIGNS OF HOUSE PRICE STABILIZATION AND INCREASED AFFORDABILITY
WASHINGTON, DC - June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today introduced a monthly scorecard on the nation's housing market. Each month, the scorecard will incorporate key housing market indicators and highlight the impact of the Administration's unprecedented housing recovery efforts, including assistance to homeowners through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). This scorecard contains key data on the health of the housing market including
HUD CHARGES NEW HAMPSHIRE LANDLORD WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INTERETHNIC COUPLE
WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is charging a Monroe, New Hampshire, landlord with violating the Fair Housing Act for harassment of tenants who are an interethnic couple. According to HUD’s charge, landlord Lothar Riba told a female tenant that he didn’t think it was appropriate for her to be married to a “Spanish guy.” HUD alleges that Riba harassed and threatened the family by monitoring and photographing their activity, removing their apartment’s window handles, and physically assaulting and injuring the wife. Riba allegedly told the wife that she should get her “monkey” family off of his property and that her Hispanic sister in-law could not visit, remarking, “If one comes, they all start coming like a bunch of cockroaches.”
HUD TO HELP NEARLY 1,300 HOMELESS VETERANS FIND PERMANENT HOMES
WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today $7.5 million in additional funding to allow local housing agencies to provide a permanent home for 1,255 homeless veterans. The funding is provided through a second round of grants under HUD’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) program.
HUD AWARDS $2.3 BILLION TO MORE THAN 3,000 PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE...
WASHINGTON, DC - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded more than $2.3 billion to 3,131 public housing authorities across the U.S, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funds will allow these agencies to make major capital improvements to their public housing units. To view the full list of grantees
HUD USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONNECT WITH PUBLIC AND INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
WASHINGTON, Dc - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to better serve the American people, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has embraced social media and streamlined its Web site contact tools to facilitate open communication and total transparency.
HUD ISSUES 2009 ANNUAL HOMELESS ASSESSMENT REPORT TO CONGRESS
Individual homelessness down; Family homelessness up for second straight year. WASHINGTON, DC - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The total number of homeless persons in America dropped slightly between 2008 and 2009 although the number of homeless families increased, almost certainly due to the ongoing effects of the recession. That’s the conclusion of the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, a yearly study by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designed to measure the scope of homelessness across the country.
FHA ANNOUNCES NEW CONTRACTS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM OF MAINTAINING AND SELLING INVENTORY OF ‘HUD...
WASHINGTON, DC - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is awarding contracts to 23 companies to serve as Asset Managers (AM) and 32 other firms to serve as Field Service Managers (FSM) under the third generation of its Management and Marketing (M&M) program, known as M&M III. The new contracts announced today are intended to reduce risk, increase sale prices and accelerate the pace of reselling HUD's inventory of foreclosed FHA homes.
HUD TELLS GRANT APPLICANTS: DON’T DISCRIMINATE BASED ON LEGAL ‘SOURCES OF INCOME’ OR RISK...
WASHINGTON, DC - June 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will begin requiring applicants seeking grant funding to comply with state and local laws that protect individuals from being denied housing based on their lawful source of income. This funding requirement is part of a broader effort by HUD to make certain grant applicants meet state and local anti-discrimination laws, including those prohibiting housing discrimination based on a person’s income, such as Section 8 Rental Assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or earnings from seasonal employment.
HUD ADDS IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS TO ITS GRANT PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, DC - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the first time in its history, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will require grant applicants seeking HUD funding to comply with state and local anti-discrimination laws that protect lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Today, HUD published a notice detailing the general requirements that will apply to all of the Department’s competitively awarded grant programs for Fiscal Year 2010.
HUD SOLICITS PUBLIC COMMENT ON REFERRAL PRACTICES TO AFFILIATED BUSINESSES THAT MAY VIOLATE RESPA
WASHINGTON, DC - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a notice seeking public comment today on how it might strengthen and clarify the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)'s prohibition against the "required use" of affiliated settlement service providers. HUD's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is requesting comments from the public that might inform any possible future revision or clarification of this prohibited practice.
HUD TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING TO NEARLY 8,000 HOMELESS VETERANS
WASHINGTON, DC - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that nearly 8,000 homeless veterans will get permanent housing assistance through a HUD rental assistance program that connects homeless veterans from local Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) with rental assistance vouchers provided by local public housing agencies. HUD's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) will provide local public housing agencies with $58.6 million in funding specifically targeted to assist homeless veterans in their area.
HUD AWARDS THE CHARLOTTE HOUSING AUTHORITY NEARLY $21 MILLION TO REVITALIZE PUBLIC HOUSING, TRANSFORM...
Obama Administration makes early childhood education a priority in HOPE VI award process. CHARLOTTE, NC - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez was at Boulevard Homes in Charlotte, N.C. today to announce the Charlotte Housing Authority will receive a $20.9 million HUD HOPE VI Revitalization grant to transform the Boulevard Homes public housing development into a mixed-income community. The housing authority developed a highly successful revitalization plan, including effectively incorporating early childhood education programs - a priority for the Obama Administration.
