HUD

WASHINGTON, DC - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force announced the selection of ten Design Teams to proceed to Stage Two of REBUILD BY DESIGN, a multi-stage regional design competition that will develop innovative projects to protect and enhance Sandy-affected communities. U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, who also chairs the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, launched the competition on June 20, 2013 in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation

WASHINGTON - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $1.7 billion to public housing authorities in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to make major large-scale improvements to the nation’s 1.2 million public housing units.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Jane C.W.Vincent announced today HUD’s approval of the first stage of Maryland’s disaster recovery plan following H...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to restore public confidence and accountability to the Gary, Indiana Housing Authority (GHA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a mutual agreement w...

WASHINGTON, DC - August 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2.9 million to 15 public housing authorities to address emergency, safety and security needs at their public housing properties, including measures necessary to fight crime and drug activities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of new single-family houses in June 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 497,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau. This is 8.3 percent (±20.5%)* above the revised May rate of 459,000 and is 38.1 percent (±22.0%) above the June 2012 estimate of 360,000

WASHINGTON, DC - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD’s approval of the State of Connecticut’s disaster recovery plan to help homeowners and businesses following Hu...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a new proposed rule to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) in the Federal Register today and made available background materials and a prototype geospatial tool. AFFH refers to the 1968 Fair Housing Act’s obligation for state and local governments to improve and achieve more meaningful outcomes from fair housing policies, so that every American has the right to fair housing, regardless of their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial status.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged the owners of two apartment buildings in North Arlington, New Jersey, with violating the Fair Housing ...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners in the U.S. paid a median price of $110,000 for their homes, according to a 2011 American Housing Survey profile released today. This is an increase of 2.3 percent from the $107,500 reported in the 2009 survey. The median purchase price of homes constructed in the past four years was higher at $235,000, down 2.1 percent from the $240,000 reported for new construction in 2009.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today a settlement agreement with the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) after a resident complained the housing authority failed to make a reasonable accommodation for a family with a young son with special needs. HABC will pay $150,000 to the public housing resident as part of the Voluntary Compliance Agreement.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)announced today that it is charging a Jackson, Minnesota, landlord with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly refusing to rent an apart...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Alaska and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters f...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of new single-family houses in May 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 476,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The nation’s largest mortgage servicers have failed eight of the servicing standards in the National Mortgage Settlement according to a report released by Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement. The Monitor’s testing through the end of last year resulted in three testing fails, and there are five additional fails in 2013.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its continuing effort to assist families and individuals with their housing needs and to prevent future foreclosures, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $40 million in housing counseling grants to 334 national, regional and local organizations. As a result of these grants and the additional funding they help leverage, more than 1.6 million households will have a greater opportunity to find housing, make more informed housing choices or keep their current homes.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced the following new residential construction statistics for May 2013:

WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 300 public housing authorities in 36 states and the District of Columbia plan to host free events to connect fathers and their children this weekend. For the third consecutive year public housing authorities across the country are gearing up to participate in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s

WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $563 million to 353 American Indian and Alaskan Native entities that represent 539 tribes across the U.S. Provided through HUD’s ...