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…
Over 1,600 organizations have already signed onto a letter to House and Senate appropriators that calls for an increase to the FY14 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies…
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations closed their Member request period for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture, and Related Agencies (THUD) and Rural…
The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity approved nine bills by voice vote on April 25, including H.R. 1305, which would address the needs of some veterans experiencing…
Bill Requires Section 3 Plan for Some PHAs, OthersH.R. 1670, introduced by Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) on April 23, would require a public housing agency (PHA) with a combination of more than 550…
On April 24, HUD announced that the reorganization of the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs field staff currently at 80 offices. The 17 Multifamily Housing hubs will be consolidated into five…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter on April 19 to the County Attorney of Westchester County, NY demanding that County Executive Rob Astorino take two definitive actions by April 25…
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced a package of three housing bills on April 23. Two bills, the Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013 (H.R. 1668), and the Public Housing…
