HUD and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Joint Statement updating guidance about how the federal Fair Housing Act applies to state and local land use and zoning laws. The guidance is…
HUD issued a notice in the Federal Register on May 4 establishing a second opportunity to comment on a draft Operations Notice for the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration published on…
The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that cities, not just individuals, may sue for alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA). The Court unanimously ruled, however, that the city…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected on April 28 the consolidated sixth and seventh appeals by Westchester County, NY to a district court’s ongoing efforts to ensure that the…
Housing advocates in San Francisco took to the streets on April 27, voicing strong opposition both to President Donald Trump’s proposed $6 billion cut to HUD programs and to a proposal being…
Thousands of USDA Rural Development (RD) Section 515 rental housing units are being prepaid annually, many illegally. Thousands more have loans that will mature over the next ten years. RD…
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), HAI Group’s research center, will be hosting its second annual PAHRC Report Forum, How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People…
Congress Passes Final FY 2017 Spending Bill
Ending months of uncertainty, Congress passed its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 spending bill on Thursday, March 4. The bill passed with bipartisan…
All organizations concerned about homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the U.S. are urged to sign onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund…
The Trump administration called for an overhaul of the tax code on April 26. In a one-page outline, Mr. Trump proposed to replace the seven income tax brackets with three new ones, cut the corporate…
The United for Homes (UFH) proposal calls for reducing the portion of a mortgage eligible for a tax break from $1 million to $500,000, impacting fewer than 6% of mortgage holders nationwide, and…
Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress announced late in the evening Sunday, April 30 that they reached a deal on a final FY17 spending package to fund the federal government through September…
