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
HOUSING AUTHORITIES ACROSS U.S. GEARING UP FOR FATHER’S DAY
WASHINGTON, DC - June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the second consecutive year, hundreds of public housing authorities across the country are gearing up to host free events to celebrate Father’s Day. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De...
STRONG CITIES, STRONG COMMUNITIES ALLOCATES $11 MILLION TO FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AMERICAN CITIES
ORLANDO, FL - June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, during the Annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Erika Poethig, a...
HUD AWARDS $5 MILLION THROUGH NEW TENANT RESOURCE NETWORK
WASHINGTON, DC - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to help low-income tenants receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance and to preserve affordable housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded near...
HUD ANNOUNCES $13.5 MILLION IN “SWEAT EQUITY” GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $13.5 million in “sweat equity” grants to produce at least 741 affordable homes for low-income working families and individuals....
HUD, VA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS VETS
WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced today that HUD will provide an additional $2.5 million to publi...
HUD, USDA, TREASURY STEP UP EFFORTS IN U.S. BORDER COMMUNITIES
WASHINGTON, DC - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development (USDA-RD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Developmen...
HUD AWARDS $500,000 TO STUDY CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $500,000 in research grants to four entities to study HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods (CN) Program, a centerpiece of HUD’s neighborho...
BANK OF AMERICA AGREES TO PAY MORE THAN $160,000 TO SETTLE MATERNITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM
WASHINGTON, DC - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that Bank of America has agreed to pay up to $161,180 to settle allegations that one of the bank's San Jose, California bran...
HUD TO EXPAND SALE OF TROUBLED MORTGAGES THROUGH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP BORROWERS AVOID...
CHICAGO, IL - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of borrowers severely delinquent on loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will have help from a new servicer to explore affordable mortgage solutions or achieve a favorable...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES MAY HOUSING SCORECARD
WASHINGTON, DC - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the Mayedition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive rep...
VA, HUD, HHS Join Jon Bon Jovi Today to Announce Finalists of their Project...
WASHINGTON, DC - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today joined JBJ Soul Foundation Chairman, Jon Bon Jovi, to announce the five finalists of Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Hom...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WORKING TO CLOSE RACIAL, ETHNIC GAP ON ASTHMA
WASHINGTON, DC - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environm...
HUD AWARDS NEARLY $3.1 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN OHIO
CHICAGO, IL - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $3.1 million to12 fair housing organizations to assist people in Ohio who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2 million to fair housing organizations to assist people in Pennsylvania who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
HUD AWARDS $900,000 IN GRANTS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NATIVE...
WASHINGTON, DC - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $900,000 to Spirit Lake Housing Corporation in North Dakota to improve housing conditions, promote community development and to spur ...
NEW VASCULAR INSTITUE OPENS IN BUFFALO WITH HELP OF $100 MILLION FHA-INSURED MORTGAGE LOAN
WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kaleida Health today held the grand opening of its new Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, New York. The new facility's construction was financed by $100.3 million mortgage made possible through the ...
PRESTIGIOUS HUD SECRETARY DESIGN AWARD GOES TO THREE MODEL AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
WASHINGTON, DC - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three affordable housing developments are the recipients of the coveted HUD Secretary’s Housing and Community Design Award, each recognized for excellence in residential housing design. The U.S. De...
HUD STUDIES SHOW HOUSING COUNSELING HELPS FAMILIES PREPARE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP AND KEEP THE HOMES...
WASHINGTON, DC - May 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released two reports on the impact of HUD-approved housing counseling has for those families who purchase their first homes and those s...
HUD MAKES AVAILABLE $85 MILLION TO FUND HOUSING FOR EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
WASHINGTON, DC - May 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development makes $85 million available to state housing agencies to provide affordable supportive housing for extremely low-income persons with disabil...
HUD AWARDS $70 MILLION TO BUILD CAPACITY TO UNDERTAKE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
WASHINGTON, DC - May 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a budget climate where state and local governments are challenged to do more with less, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $70 million in grants to help commun...
HUD, HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $202 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE BANK...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Stuart F. Delery, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Hel...
HUD ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH NEBRASKA LANDLORD TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT
WASHINGTON, DC - May 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached a $22,500 settlement agreement with the owner and managers of at Cheyenne Villa Apartments, a 56-unit, HU...
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON, DC - May 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $41.18 million to 99 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia to ass...
HUD AWARDS OVER $2.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO REDUCE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS IN...
WASHINGTON, DC - May 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2.58 million in grants to four projects intended to protect children and families from health hazards in their homes.
HUD LAUNCHES OVERHAUL OF CONSOLIDATED PLANNING PROCESS
WASHINGTON, DC - May 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- It used to be that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would require more than 1,200 cities, counties and states to undergo a paper-based, time-intensive and costly planning process as...
DONOVAN JOINS STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS TO FORMALLY OPEN MARRERO COMMONS ON THE SITE...
NEW ORLEANS - May 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the B.W. Cooper Public Housing Development in New Orleans became uninhabitable. On that very site today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donova...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES APRIL HOUSING SCORECARD
WASHINGTON, DC - May 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the April edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive...
HUD AND OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HOST GEORGIA WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON HOUSING
WASHINGTON, DC - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a White House Forum on Housing to discuss pr...
HUD AWARDS $56 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN...
WASHINGTON, DC - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $56 million to 76 tribal communities throughout the nation to improve housing conditions, promote community development and ...
HUD APPROVES $10.7 MILLION REFINANCING DEAL FOR RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL
DENVER WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to Valley Citizen’s Foundation for Health Care, Inc. which is doing business as Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte...
