John Trasviña, who has served as HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) since the beginning of the Obama Administration, announced on May 3 that he is stepping down at…
HUD FHEO Notice 2013-01 explains reasonable accommodation obligations regarding assistance animals for people with disabilities under three laws: the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the…
While FEMA’s recovery programs focus on single-family houses, nearly 70% of families affected by Hurricane Sandy’s flood waters lived in properties with more than four units, according to Sandy’s…
Housing and homeless advocates, including people who have been homeless, testified at an April hearing of the Pennsylvania State House Democratic Policy Committee, urging legislators to fund programs…
The racial wealth gap is three times the racial income gap and growing, according to Less Than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation, a report published by the Urban Institute in April. In…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2013CONTACT: Sarah Brundage, [email protected], 202.662.1530 x246Statement of National Low Income Housing Coalition President & CEO Sheila Crowley on the Nomination of…
The House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing entitled “Tax Reform and Residential Real Estate” on April 25. The focus of the hearing was to “consider how certain Federal tax provisions affect…
On April 18, the Dane County Board of Supervisors in Wisconsin became the first local legislative body to pass a resolution in support of the United for Homes campaign to modify the mortgage interest…
The United for Homes Campaign continues its series of webinars with, “Making Twitter an Effective Tool for Spreading the United for Homes Message.” This tutorial will provide campaign endorsers with…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on April 24 on the President’s FY14 budget request for Rural…
