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EEFA Releases Two New Reports on Healthy Building Materials
Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) released two new reports to provide industry experts and contractors the information needed to help make healthier building materials the easier choice. The first study by Elevate Energy provides a case study on the Energy Performance of Chicago Properties Retrofit With Fiberglass Insulation. The second study by Three3 examines Drivers, Adoptability and Performance of Healthier Energy-Efficiency Retrofit Materials in Affordable Multifamily Housing.
Examining Inequality in Housing for Older Adults
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released a new report, Housing America’s Older Adults 2019, as a supplement to its State of Nation’s Housing Report. The report finds housing inequality is becoming increasingly evident among older Americans as the number of older households climbs to unprecedented levels.
What FHFA Needs to Get Right in Its GSE Capital Rule
The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University released a working paper by Don Layton, a senior industry fellow at JCHS titled “What the FHFA Needs to Get Right in Its GSE Capital Rule.”
House Approps Hearing on CDBG-DR – Oct. 17
The House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold an oversight hearing on HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program on October 17 at 2 pm EDT. The hearing will feature HUD’s Irv Dennis, chief financial officer, Jeremy Kirkland, counsel to the inspector general, and David […]
Revised RAD Notice
HUD released a Revised Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice, with comments due on November 12. The notice announces the posting of the fourth revision to the RAD notice and solicits public comment on the removed restrictions on certain HOPE VI properties that are under ten years old and the elimination of the selection of applications […]
Proposed Information Collection: Opportunity Zone Grant Certification Form
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection for its Opportunity Zone Grant Certification Form. Comments are due by December 9. The form will be used to provide preference points for certain competitive federal grants.
Rep. Beto O’Rourke Releases Presidential Housing Plan
Former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) released his presidential housing plan, which calls for creating 3 million new homes through the National Housing Trust Fund; creating 3 million new homes through a $60 billion investment in the Capital Magnet Fund and investing $50 billion to rehab public housing; fully fund Housing Choice Vouchers. If elected president, […]
Sen. Michael Bennet Releases Presidential Housing Plan
2020 Democratic Presidential hopeful, Senator Michael Bennet (CO) released a plan to Tackle America’s Housing Affordability Crisis. The three tenants of his plan are Build More Affordable Housing Near Good Jobs, Help Middle-Class and Working Families Afford A Home and Reform Federal Housing Tax Incentives. Sen. Bennet calls for expanding the LIHTC by 50 percent, […]
The U.S. Needs a National Vision for Housing Policy
In a new Issue Brief Vincent Reina, PhD with the University of Pennsylvania argues for a national housing policy in the face of unprecedented housing challenges. This Issue Brief lays out several policy prescriptions for improving housing affordability and fairness, both for renters and owners: modifying the federal Housing Choice Voucher program, as well as […]
The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children
New research from Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren and Lawrence Katz examines the effect of the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) experiment on children’s long-term outcomes. Their estimates imply that moving a child out of public housing to a low-poverty area when young (at age eight on average) using a subsidized voucher like the MTO experimental voucher […]
Brian Montgomery Nominated as HUD Deputy Secretary
President Trump officially nominated Brian Montgomery to be deputy secretary of HUD. Montgomery has served as acting deputy secretary since the former Deputy Secretary, Pamela Patenaude, left in January of this year. Montgomery has also been serving as assistant secretary for Housing and Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration.
HFSC Releases October Schedule
The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) released its October hearing schedule. On October 22 at 10:00 am EDT the full Committee will convene for a hearing entitled, “The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America.” On October 29 at 10:00 am EDT the Subcommittee on […]