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While harassment has been formally recognized for some time in employment law, it has lacked formal standards and processes in fair housing law.

It is safe to say a continuing resolution is on the horizon.

The state law aims to create affordable housing for teachers and school district employees by utilizing land owned by school districts for development of income-restricted housing.

This past Friday, a federal court in Texas issued a ruling for Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project. Read on for a brief analysis of the opinion and review of the Supreme Court case that made headlines last summer.

Mary Walsh was announced as the new Southwest Multifamily Regional Director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HUD recently posted Fiscal Year 2017 Fair-Market Rents (FMR) to the huduser.gov site.

Beacon Communities recently announced the opening of their Albany, NY office. Duncan Barrett and Paul Kruger, previously of OMNI Housing Development LLC, and Julianne Clouthier have joined the Beacon Communities team.

The increase comes in light of continued high levels of property acquisitions and deliveries of newly constructed apartment units…

The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released its annual report, this year focusing on the theme of housing as more than shelter, but “as a springboard for success economically, physically, mentally, and socially.” Read on for findings and highlights from the report.

The data covers 4,541 total Qualified Active Low-Income Community Businesses and almost $38.5B in NMTC investments.

Economist Patrick O’Keefe comments on a slow-to-recover U.S. economy and what that means for the U.S. housing market. A summary from his recent presentation at the NH&RA Summer Institute.

Urban Institute and National Housing Conference have together created an interactive webpage which illustrates the need for subsidy when charging affordable rents to low-income families.