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The Senate Appropriations Committee recently passed S. 1596, which provides funding for HUD, the Department of Transportation, and other programs. The measure provides nearly $37 billion to fund HUD programs in fiscal year (FY) 2012. While the bill funds many programs at levels similar to FY 2011, there are some notable changes.
The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2012 fair market rents (FMRs) were published in the Federal Register on Aug. 19. The final FMRs are expected to be published by Oct. 1. The final FMRs are used in the Housing Choice Voucher, the Moderate Rehabilitation, the project-based voucher, and other programs that require location-specific economic data.
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has opened a civil investigation into allegations of discriminatory policing by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) members based in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, Calif. The investigation will focus on allegations that the Lancaster and Palmdale stations of the LASD are engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race or national origin in violation of federal law...
On Aug. 10, the Obama administration announced that it's seeking input on a new initiative to stabilize neighborhoods by facilitating the disposition of single-family real estate-owned (REO) properties, including condominiums, from the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administratio...
On July 27, the White House's Domestic Policy Council (DPC) announced the launch of two federal “alignment pilot” programs in a total of 10 states to better serve low-income families who rent, while reducing the regulatory burden on affordable housing owners.
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For owners and developers, federal funds often make up a significant share of a site's financing structure. But owners and developers can be burdened by overlapping admi...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Lewis Jordan, recently resigned in the wake of scrutinized credit card expenditures. However, HUD, which oversees the CHA, didn't see any red flags in the spending.
According to reports, thousands of dollars have been spent on dinners and employee appreciation gifts. In a recent statement, CHA Board Chairman Jim Reynolds said he accepted Jordan's resignation in the wake of the media scruti...
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), who is on a mission to eliminate sexual harassment at organizations receiving federal funds, including public housing authorities, has introduced the Public Agency Accountability for Sexual Harassment Act. The proposed legislation would prohibit anyone who works for an organization receiving federal funds from engaging in sexual harassment, and require that organizations receiving federal dollars terminate anyone found to have engaged in s...
The budget by which the federal government operates is being carefully dissected and scrutinized as Congressional members of both parties look for ways to cut spending and reduce the deficit.
Mindful of this environment, HUD, in its fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget, proposed a plan of some modest cuts while still maintaining funding for the most vital programs for “the vulnerable people and often-distressed places that HUD helps,” department officials said...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17, 2009. The Recovery Act included $13.61 billion for projects and programs administered by HUD. Nearly 75 percent of those funds were allocated to state and local recipients within days of the act's being signed into law, and according to HUD, almost all of the remaining 25 percent of funds have been awarded via competition.
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