After days of debate, the Senate passed a spending package that included the FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill on May 19 by a vote of…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved its FY17 spending bill on May 18 by a voice vote. Much like the Senate…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved by a vote of 30-0 its FY17 spending bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 19.
The bill would fund the Section 521 Rental…
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016.” The bill would increase the allocation of Low…
HUD published a proposed rule that would require, when feasible, broadband infrastructure to be installed at the time of new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing…
Housing advocates in Vermont have much to celebrate as the state’s General Assembly adjourned its annual Legislative session this month. Vermont faces a political environment familiar to many states…
A webinar will discuss strategies advocates can pursue to help obtain and maintain housing for people with criminal records using recent HUD guidance on this issue (see Memo, 4/11). The webinar will…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place August 8-12 in Detroit, MI. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset…
Thought-leaders from across the affordable housing movement will explore the challenge of keeping affordable housing sustainable at the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) annual…
Fair Housing Under Attack as Senate Considers THUD Bill
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Senate Considers THUD Bill and Amendments
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The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its FY17…
HUD has published an FAQ describing the national Housing Trust Fund’s (HTF’s) maximum per-unit development subsidy requirement. The HTF regulation [24 CFR 93.300(a)] requires grantees (states) to…
