The Department of Housing and Urban Development has agreed to settle out of court in three states with housing industry participants over sexual harassment charges
Fair Housing Act Primer for Multifamily Owners
April 9, 2018 by
Fifty years ago, on April 11, 1968, The Fair Housing Act (FHA) became law. At first, the FHA only prohibited housing discrimination based upon race, color, religion, and national origin.
Manufactured homes: The answer to America’s affordable housing shortage?
March 7, 2018 by
Manufactured homes seems to be getting serious consideration as a solution to the U.S.’s growing affordable housing shortage, if recent news reports are anything to go by.
HUD could see $8.8 billion slashed from its budget under Trump proposal
February 16, 2018 by
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is facing budget cuts that could impact, and even force it to close some of its programs. President Donal Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget would cut the HUD’s funding by $8.8 billion,
HUD plans tougher limits on reverse mortgages
September 5, 2017 by
Reverse mortgages could be about to lose their sheen after the Department of Housing and Urban Development said it will increase premiums and tighten loan limits
Senate approves former presidential candidate Ben Carson as new HUD secretary
January 26, 2017 by
A U.S. senate committee has voted unanimously to approve former Republican party presidential candidate Ben Carson as the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Trump picks former rival Ben Carson as next HUD Secretary
December 6, 2016 by
Incoming President Donald Trump has chosen his former Republican Primaries rival, the retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD steps up to defend non-English speakers’ housing rights
September 27, 2016 by
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has had to step in with new guidance reminding people that those with limited English proficiency are also protected under the Fair Housing Act.
Landlords warned against rejecting applicants with criminal records
April 29, 2016 by
Landlords who refused to lease a property to an applicant that’s failed a background check could be acting illegally, according to US Department of Housing and Urban Development
The HUD wants to make public housing ‘smoke-free’
November 16, 2015 by
Smoking may soon be illegal in the more than 1.2 million public homes run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
