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Fudge: HUD is 'acting to increase the supply of affordable housing, which is crucial to lowering housing costs'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced it is initiating two new actions intended to lower housing costs in the U.S. by increasing the supply of affordable housing. The measures include an $85 million "first-of-its-kind" grant program.
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Solomon Greene: 'The Biden-Harris Administration made historic investments in rebuilding and improving America’s infrastructure'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the initial recipients of technical assistance through its Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program, including Syracuse, NY; Rockford, IL; Redmond, WA; and Sun Prairie, WI.
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Fudge: CNI grants represent commitment to creating new opportunities for 'residents and communities across the country'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced $370 million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grants to support the implementation of comprehensive "Transformation Plans" to redevelop eight neighborhoods across the country, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced on July 26.
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Fudge: 'HUD is dedicated to collaborating with renters and ensuring they are well informed about their rights'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is implementing new actions designed to increase fairness and protections in the rental-housing market.
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Fudge: 'Contracting with the federal government represents an important opportunity for small businesses'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received an "A+" rating on the annual procurement scorecard from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Fiscal Year 2022.
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Realtors group president 'applauds FHA for increasing large multifamily loans’ threshold for first time since 2014'
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) said the recent increase in the dollar amount threshold for large multifamily loans will simplify the process of assessing risks for insurers of multifamily housing developments.
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HUD secretary on housing counseling grants: 'Homeownership is the primary way most people in this country build wealth'
HUD Awards More Than $14.4 Million in Housing Counseling Grants
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HUD Assistant Secretary: ''There is a critical need to reach more homebuyers and renters through housing counseling'
HUD Announces first-of-its-kind Housing Counseling Advisory Committee meeting at the Japanese American National Museum.
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Fudge: 'For this country to truly succeed, all Americans must have access to opportunity'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the Biden-Harris administration aims to save Native American homebuyers an average of $500 in the first year on mortgage payments through fee reductions.
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Fudge: 'The crisis of homelessness has an outsized impact on our LGBTQI+ youth'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development kicked off an initiative to combat LGBTQI+ youth homelessness.
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Fudge: 'Access to educational opportunities and other resources have lasting impacts on the lives of families with children'
The Public Housing Authorities will receive $25 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Services.
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Fudge: 'Owning a home provides a path to the American dream'
The Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity recently released a set of actions to carry out the PAVE Action Plan, which guarantees every American who buys a home has the same opportunities to create generational wealth through home ownership.
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Fudge: 'HUD is proud to launch our housing counseling campaign'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development commemorated National Homeownership Month with the launch of a housing counseling awareness campaign.
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Greene: 'I am honored to lead the U.S. delegation to the 2023 UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi'
Solomon Greene, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was chosen to lead the U.S. delegation to an international meeting to address urban planning.
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Fudge: 'Everyone in this country deserves to be safe and healthy in their homes'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is observing June as National Healthy Homes Month with activities that focus on the link between housing quality and residents' health.
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Fudge: Stability Vouchers 'help thousands of people move off the streets into permanent housing'
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $45 million in assistance to public-housing authorities and collaborating organizations to fight homelessness in their communities.
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Fudge: 'Programs like Jobs Plus help individuals and families to reach their goals'
Public-housing authorities will be receiving $22.5 million in federal funding to help residents access the services offered in a program designed to strengthen renters' financial foundations.
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Gordon: 'Many homeowners continue to experience hardships'
The Federal Housing Administration introduced an innovative proposal designed to help keep struggling homeowners in their homes.
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Fudge: Funding 'will help make Tribal communities safer, healthier and help families thrive'
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the awarding of $95 million to 55 communities through the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program.
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Gordon: Mortgage program 'is an important resource for the nation’s senior homeowners'
The Federal Housing Administration unveiled new policies that will allow for faster payment of funds to mortgages when they assign a home equity conversion mortgage, or a reverse mortgage, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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