HUD Announces Sustainability Grant Winners
From HUD's press release: Publication Date: Wed, 12/07/2011
View ArticleFederal HOME Program Suffers From Lack of Oversight
"Former city housing employee Jerry Kelly, who administered much of the program with Redemptive Life, said that current city staff might interpret some of HUD's rules differently from past staffers....
View ArticleHenderson, NV Awarded $3.5M HUD Challenge Grant
"'We have data that shows that low-income people spend most of their money on housing and transportation,' said Richard Rojas, a planner with the city of Henderson. 'Housing, jobs and transit need to...
View ArticleHUD Data Shows: 'Who Lives in Subsidized Housing?'
"According to the new data," writes Sturtevant, "in 2013 there were over 5.2 million HUD-subsidized housing units in the United States serving over 10 million people."Publication Date: Fri, 07/18/2014
View ArticleHUD Report: Progress in the Fight Against Homelessness
"A federal report released this week shows that 578,424 people were homeless this year, down 2 percent from last year and 10 percent from 2010," reports Dina ElBoghdady.Publication Date: Fri, 10/31/2014
View ArticleMoney, Options Pour into Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis—Are They Any Good?
"Energy (and money) is mounting on St. Louis’ Near North Side," writes Alexis Stephens.Publication Date: Mon, 02/23/2015
View ArticleHow a Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate Influenced U.S. Public Housing
Jared Brey writes about Diaz's influential opinion, which created new options for public housing development and financing.Publication Date: Tue, 03/03/2015
View ArticleHUD's 'Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing' Provokes Controversy in Congress
"A final Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule due out this month is aimed at ending decades of deep-rooted segregation around the country," according to Tim Devaney.Publication Date:...
View ArticleLooking Back at the APA's HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
"The HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award honors planning projects that have helped create communities of lasting value," according to a post by Lauren Pollack in describing an award is...
View ArticleA Case Study in Planning for Inclusion and Affordability
Alexis Stephens shares news of a recent report by the Institute for Sustainable Communities that evaluates the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Sustainable Communities Initiative...
View ArticleObama Administration Adds New Clout to Fair Housing
"The Obama administration announced an aggressive effort on Wednesday to reduce the racial segregation of residential neighborhoods," report Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Binyamin Appelbaum.Publication...
View ArticleWhy 'Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing' Matters
Elias Isquith interviews Paul Jargowsky—professor of public policy at Rutgers University and the author of Publication Date: Fri, 07/24/2015
View ArticleHUD Decides to Evict 'Over-Income' Public Housing Tenants
"The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Tuesday that in response to an unsparing audit by its watchdog, it’s urging public housing authorities across the country to kick out tenants who...
View ArticleWhat HUD's Been Up To
The new "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" rule may impose additional paperwork burdens on local government, but is unlikely to cause major policy changes.
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What Does the Upcoming Presidential Election Mean for HUD?
An op-ed explains the significance of the 2016 presidential election for the political clout of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Those supporting the agenda of HUD, according to this...
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HUD Announces Latest Round of Choice Neighborhood Grants
Jen Kinney reports on the announcement of $8 million in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Publication Date: Tue, 06/28/2016
View ArticleObama Administration Adds New Clout to Fair Housing
"The Obama administration announced an aggressive effort on Wednesday to reduce the racial segregation of residential neighborhoods," report Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Binyamin Appelbaum.Publication...
View ArticleWhy 'Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing' Matters
Elias Isquith interviews Paul Jargowsky—professor of public policy at Rutgers University and the author of Publication Date: Fri, 07/24/2015
View ArticleHUD Decides to Evict 'Over-Income' Public Housing Tenants
"The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Tuesday that in response to an unsparing audit by its watchdog, it’s urging public housing authorities across the country to kick out tenants who...
View ArticleWhat HUD's Been Up To
The new "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" rule may impose additional paperwork burdens on local government, but is unlikely to cause major policy changes.
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