HUD

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced the launch of HUD’s new Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). The office will be overseen by HUD Deputy Secretary Ron Sims. OSHC is designed to help build stronger, more sustainable communities by connecting housing to jobs, fostering local innovation and building a clean energy economy. Funded by Congress for the first time in HUD’s 2010 Budget, OSHC is a key component of the Obama Administration’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced today the committee will hold a hearing on March 2 to begin the process of considering the future of housing finance. The hearing will focus on all the private and public entities that support the mortgage market, which include the Federal Housing Administration, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Banks, and private lenders and securitizers.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research has updated its comprehensive profile of subsidized housing in the United States. The Picture of Subsidized Households 2008 data set describes the nearly 5 million households living in HUD-subsidized housing in the United States in 2008.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that they will be redesigning the American Housing Survey. Planned changes will be incorporated in 2011, 2013 and 2015.

Following approval by the U.S. Senate on December 13, Congress completed final action on a consolidated $446.8 billion omnibus appropriations bill (HR 3288) for Fiscal Year 2010. The measure was sent to President Obama on December 15 for his expected signature.

NH&RA’s HOPE VI Council will convene to discuss pertinent issues and activities during the 2010 Affordable Housing Conference & Annual Meeting, March 11-13 at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami, Florida.

On February 1, the White House unveiled a proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 2011 that calls for overall funding cuts at numerous federal agencies, including at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Fiscal Year 2011 begins October 1st.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced three new Regional HUD Directors, for the Southeast, Mountain, and Northwest Regions.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez has announced an additional three public housing agencies (PHA) that have been chosen to participate in HUD’s Moving To Work (MTW) program.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended the application deadline for $4 million available under the HOPE VI Main Street Grants program until March 3, as well as provides statutory and regulatory requirements, threshold requirements, and rating factors applicable to funding of grant applications.

President Obama has announced plans to freeze domestic discretionary spending at its current level for three years.

Check out our YouTube Channel to view our 2009 Affordable Housing Vision Awards addresses from Lisa B. Alberghini, President of the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. and David A. Smith. CEO of CAS Financial Advisory Services.