HUD’s 2017 point-in-time numbers show the homeless count increased by 0.7% nationally since 2016, which is the first increase since 2010. The overall number has actually decreased when excluding several […]
HAC News Formats. pdf December 4, 2017 Vol. 46, No. 24 Tax bills will move to conference committee • Another continuing resolution expected for federal funding • USDA RD hires […]
Recent legislative proposals to lower U.S. tax rates have included, among other elements, modifications to the mortgage interest deduction. The proposed limiting of the mortgage interest deduction to the first […]
Rural Mortgage Activity Increases, but Certain Populations Continue to Struggle with Elevated Denials and High-Cost Lending The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released its most recent figures on home lending […]
DOWNLOAD COMPLETE REPORT (THROUGH OCTOBER FY 2018) The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year 2018 USDA Rural Housing program obligations. USDA is operating under a […]
Affordable rental housing development has regained two important sources of financing with the November 16, 2017 announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac […]
HAC News Formats. pdf November 17, 2017 Vol. 46, No. 23 November is Native American Heritage Month • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved for LIHTC equity investments • House […]
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council, published research on the scope and limitations of federal rental assistance programs. The analysis was conducted […]
The News-Review, the daily newspaper for Douglas County, OR, highlighted the story of Daniel Winder, a disabled veteran who would receive assistance from the program. The grant funding will be […]