January 17, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

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Home of the Day: 720 Square Foot Prefab Showhouse. Secretary Donovan and Attorney General Holder take to the HuffPo. Help coming for underwater homeowners. The US Conference of Mayors is coming to town. Mercedes Marquez to honor Albuquerque. And Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s housing legacy.

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January 4, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

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Home of the Day: Mary Patterson in her newly renovated “green” apartment in Macon, Georgia HUD grants to help meet Long Island affordable housing needs. The AP notes that November construction gains were led by housing. Real estate pros harbor optimism for 2012 housing market. And prospective young homeowners in tough economy are forced to [...]

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January 3, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

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Home of the day: Solar Decathlon entry from Team Minnesota in 2009 The Stockton Record looks at HUD’s efforts to end Veteran’s homelessness. HUD helps Montana mothers. Good news for the disabled community in San Francisco. Donald Babers talks homelessness in the pages of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. And the Hoosier state launches a website [...]

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The Fight Against Homelessness cont.

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The end of 2011 was a turning point for the Obama administration’s fight against homelessness. We announced $1.5 billion in resources to help keep our homeless shelters open and give hope to families in time for the holidays. We also rolled out new findings showing a reduction in homelessness even during these tough economic times. [...]

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December 23, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

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Home of the day: Happy Holidays from everyone here at HUD! WaPo: Time to sign off on mortgage relief deal. HUD’s Antonio Riley pens a guest column on homelessness. “…keep the doors of our shelters open.” And green homes are coming to the Pine Ridge reservation.

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