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According to a HUD report released June 25, homeowners who received downpayment assistance through the HOME and American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) programs are less likely to be foreclosed upon than buyers using the standard FHA program.
HUD conducted the study to…
Climate change legislation is expected with the Obama administration, and measures to mitigate its effects on low income families are anticipated. On February 19, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities published a brief describing why utility companies are ill-suited to deliver relief for low…
Housing Action Illinois has published a report analyzing the frequency of loan modifications made by loan servicers for homeowners facing foreclosure in Illinois. The study aims to determine whether current efforts to assist homeowners to avoid foreclosure are working, and to identify existing…
TOPIC: Subsidized Housing
STATE: Minnesota
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: November 2008
AUTHOR: Leigh Rosenberg, Minnesota Housing Partnership
DESCRIPTION: This report is based on interviews with 161 applicants for the Housing Choice Voucher program in Minneapolis. Among the findings are that…