Children Affected by Foreclosures in Rental Properties
Over 3 million children in rental housing - and that includes apartments - have been affected by the foreclosure crisis. Add to that over 5 million children who have been victims of foreclosure of ho ...
New Requirements Regarding Sex Offenders
In a 2009 audit, the OIG (Office of Inspector General) estimated that 2000-3100 assisted households included a lifetime registered sex offender. HUD Notice H 2012-11, issued by HUD on June 11, 2012, ...
New Leadership in Multifamily Housing
On April 27, 2012 Marie Head, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced that Mr. Kerry Hickman has been selected for the position of Director, Office of Housi ...
New HUD Deputy Secretary
Maurice Jones has been sworn in as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 29, 2012.
e-Con Planning Suite: New Community Planning Technology
In the past, HUD has required more than 1,200 cities, counties and states to undergo “a paper-based, time-intensive and costly planning process, as a condition of receiving billions of dollars in fede ...
HUD’s Projected Budget for 2013
On Monday, February 13, 2012, President Obama presented the FY (Fiscal Year) 2013 budget to Congress and to the public. It is important that you know that the budget did not request full funding for a ...
New OHACAO Acting Director
It was announced on January 29, 2012 that Kerry Hickman is now serving as the Acting Director of Housing Assistance and Contract Administration Oversight (OHACAO). Prior to this, he served as a Financ ...
Effective March 3, 2012: New HUD Protected Class
On January 30, 2012 HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced new regulations to ensure equal access to housing for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
New HUD Web Tool Shows Details for Community Development Initiatives
Partner.hud.gov began in November of 2011. It shows contact information as well as proposal details for the highest-scoring applicants to HUD’s flagship community development initiatives. Its purpose ...
Homelessness Decline Reported
HUD issued a press release on December 13, 2011 stating that more than 3000 communities on a single night in January of 2011 reported that 636,017 people were homeless in the United States, a 2.1 perc ...