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Summary of FY 11 HUD Budget by House Appropriations Subcommittee (NLIHC) – July 13, 2010
Moving ahead without a completed budget agreement, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) approved its FY11 appropriations bill on July 1. The T-HUD Subcommittee bill would provide $46.579...
More MA Homeowners Face Foreclosure In 2009, But Fewer Lose Their Homes (Banker & Tradesman) – January 21, 2010
The number of foreclosures initiated in Massachusetts jumped 28.1 percent in 2009 to 27,928 from 21,804 in 2008 but was 5.5 percent below the level in 2007, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. The number of...
Congress Enacts Legislation to Reform HUD’s Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – December 21, 2010
From the Technical Assistance Collaborative: Section 811 Reforms The Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act makes long overdue improvements to the Section 811 program by: * Modernizing and simplifying the capital advance program for non-profit sponsors; *...
DHCD issues RFR for Qualified Purchasers Under New State Expiring Use Law – January 19, 2010
Please click here for the RFR document.
New CBPP Report: President’s Budget Would Strengthen Voucher Program – April 8, 2010
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has issued a new analysis of the Obama Administration’s 2011 budget request for the Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher program. The President’s budget requests $17.1 billion to renew vouchers in 2011, an increase of $875...
National Housing Conference Releases Key Principles for Repairing the Mortgage Market – September 14, 2009
Please click here for National Housing Conference's Policy Statement on the U.S. Housing Finance System.
Treasury Department Releases Progress Report on Making Home Affordable Program – August 5, 2009
Making Home Affordable Program on Pace to Offer Help to Millions of Homeowners Public Release of Data Provides Transparency on Servicer Performance WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama Administration released its first monthly Servicer Performance Report detailing the...
Senate Passes HUD Appropriations Bill – September 18, 2009
Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate today approved H.R. 3288, the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill by a vote of 73 to 25. Please click here to read the press release.
Massachusetts Foreclosures Climb in July (Banker & Tradesman) – August 19, 2009
Foreclosures in Massachusetts increased almost 9 percent in July from the prior month but dropped 38 percent from the same month last year, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. At the same time, the number of...
New England Housing Network Weighs in on Climate Change Bill – October 23, 2009
Please click here to read New England Housing Network's letter in support of H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.