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On June 22, 2022, the Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) of the House Appropriations Committee released their draft FY23 THUD funding bill for markup to be held the next day. The funding bill includes $62.7 billion for HUD programs – an...
On June 22, the Harvard Joint Center on Housing Studies released the State of the Nation’s Housing 2022 Report. Major themes included the soaring costs of housing coupled with rising demand, and high construction levels in response.
Apartment rents were up 12%...
Today, HUD issued a press release announcing $43 million to fund 4000 new incremental vouchers available to PHAs to serve homeless households, including those at-risk of homelessness; fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and...
Recently, HUD published two new guidance documents expanding opportunities and resources available to increase utilization of HCV and Mainstream vouchers.
PIH Notice 2022-19: Mainstream Vouchers – Non-Competitive Opportunity for Additional Vouchers Authorized by the CARES Act and Extraordinary...
On Friday, HUD will publish a request for public comment on the latest revision to proposed National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and associated protocols. In late 2019, HUD REAC began the NSPIRE demonstration, a two-year, voluntary demonstration to better...
Vancouver Housing Authority recently celebrated the opening of an assisted living facility that will house 40 formerly homeless individuals with behavioral health challenges—the first of its kind in Washington state. Prior to constructing Tenny Creek Assisted Living there hasn’t really been a...
From KUSI News San Diego:
Outside of the homeless encampment in an unincorporated area of El Cajon, no other camp has gotten as much notoriety as the one in the Midway District.
At one time, well over 100 people living in a tent city along Sports Arena Boulevard, creating a huge negative impact...
From Fox 57 News Columbia:
Columbia Housing, which has provided housing the most vulnerable residents the Midlands community for over 80 years has named a new chief executive officer.
Yvonda A. Bean has been named as the Housing's permanent Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. Mrs....
From Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's press release:
Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), 2Life Communities, local residents, and community partners Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of JJ Carroll Apartments in Brighton.
In partnership with...