HUD, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) recently announced preliminary results of the 2022 Point-in-Time Count showing an 11 percent decline in veteran homelessness since early 2020, the last time a full count was conducted....
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine recently announced a settlement requiring three real estate firms and its executives to pay a landmark $10 million in penalties for illegally discriminating against renters in the District who use Section 8 housing vouchers and other forms of...
HUD recently announced a package of 29 regulatory and administrative waivers aimed at helping Florida communities accelerate their recovery from Hurricane Ian. According to Corelogic data, the hurricane has left an estimated $22 billion and $32 billion in wind losses for residential and...
HUD recently released a Request for Information in the Federal Register to obtain public input regarding the development of its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). When implemented, the GRRP...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued its final rule to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that sought to limit immigration benefits for those likely to rely on government aid such as housing vouchers, food assistance, Medicaid, or other public benefit.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced new guidance to increase the ability of state, local, and tribal governments to use American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to boost the supply of affordable housing in their communities.
HUD is seeking comments on proposed changes for calculating Fair Market Rents (FMRs). HUD published a notice in the Federal Register titled, “Proposed Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Fair Market Rents.”
HUD recently announced that it has entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with a New York City-based site. The site provides affordable subsidized units though the Section 8 Housing Assistance...
HUD recently announced its support for Washington, D.C.’s “Solar for All” program to ensure that residents of HUD-assisted properties in the District are able to access the program without experiencing an increase in their housing costs. HUD's announcement came soon after...
The U.S. Attorney's Office from the Western District of Texas recently announced that an owner agreed to pay the United States $15,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§3729-3733, by collecting excess rent from a tenant in the Housing Choice...
HUD recently announced that its National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols (NSPIRE) Demonstration program is on track to meet its goal for inspections by the end of May 2022. The program is seeking to complete over 900 advisory inspections by that time...
The Treasury Department recently released quarterly data on the use of funds in the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs in calendar year 2021. The data shows the program's success in reaching households most in need given the challenges of implementing a brand-new program that...
