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Every year during the last week of October, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) raises awareness about lead poisoning. HUD, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are working to raise awareness, provide resources, and encourage preventive actions to decrease childhood lead exposure during the week and beyond.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs recently held a hearing to consider how recent developments in the property insurance market are impacting consumers, with particular emphasis on housing costs.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research recently published demographic data on tenants living in Low Income Housing Tax Credit units in 2021.

Rental fees can increase cost burdens for renter households, who are often already spending a growing share of their income on rent due to a limited housing supply across the country. 

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs recently issued a memo, which removes the $25 million loan cap for the LIHTC Pilot Program. The pilot program streamlines processing for new construction [Section 221(d)(4)] and substantial rehabilitation [Section 220] transactions. HUD is lifting the cap on FHA loans to better align and incentivize borrowers...

On May 11, bipartisan groups of senators and representatives introduced the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) of 2023 in the Senate and House. The legislation is sponsored by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Don Beyer (D-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) recently introduced the “Fair Housing Improvement Act” to protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination.

HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) recently announced a $3 million settlement regarding a complaint about housing discrimination against families with children. A complaint was brought against a California property management co...

The White House budget proposal seeks an increase to the LIHTC program. The fiscal 2024 plan calls for a $28 billion expansion in LIHTCs over 10 years as well as lowering the 50 percent bond test to 25 percent.

HUD recently announced that it plans to restore the 2013 “discriminatory effects” rule to the Fair Housing Act (FHA). HUD has submitted to the Federal Register the final rule, which rescinds a 2020 rule governing “disparate impact” claims and restores the 2013 discriminatory effects rule.