Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt issued a letter on December 1, 2017 addressing concerns about mortgage relief options for homeowners in areas affected by the 2017 hurricanes…
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on January 8 called on FEMA to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program in Puerto Rico through the end of the 2018 school year. He also called for…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last Memo to Members and Partners (see…
Reminder to everyone of the congressional briefing this Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Capitol Visitors Center regarding the next disaster budget supplemental. Please join us if you can…
Thanks to all of you for the robust interactions during last Thursday’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition call. These spilled over into follow-up emails from several of you, asking to be…
Just before recessing at the end of 2017, the House of Representatives passed an $81 billion disaster aid package, the third assistance package since the disasters hit in 2017. The House bill…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last Memo to Members and Partners (see…
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Governor Brown’s office sent an official request for a major disaster declaration for the southern California wildfires on December 20, and the President was to evaluate this…
Despite the admonitions of senators from disaster-affected states, a third disaster aid supplemental installment was not attached to the continuing resolution Congress passed last night to keep the…
The tax exemption for private activity bonds (PAB) survived the House and Senate Tax Reform bills. The legislation preserves the 9% and 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit)—…
The big news: Last night the House released its $81 billion disaster aid package. According to Politico, it is the largest single funding request for natural calamities in U.S. history…
Congressional leaders are expected to unveil the next supplemental disaster relief funding bill this week for communities affected by hurricanes and wildfires in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S…
