For millions of low-income rural Americans, the USDA rural housing programs have provided the only path to affordable homeownership and reliable rental options in our nation’s smallest towns and rural […]
After nine months since the first COVID 19 case was reported in a rural community, there are 1.2 million rural cases, and rural deaths from the virus are now consistently […]
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) offered comments on Duty to Serve as the Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) react to the housing and economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
HAC News Formats. pdf October 15, 2020 Vol. 49, No. 21 TOP STORIES More federal coronavirus relief possible, but unlikely before election. Recent negotiations on additional economic assistance have stalled, stopped and […]
Coronavirus cases in rural America are as high as they have been since the pandemic began. The level of reported rural cases and deaths from the virus now consistently outpace […]
HAC News Formats. pdf October 1, 2020 Vol. 49, No. 20 TOP STORIES Federal funding continues through December 11. A continuing resolution passed the House on September 22 and the Senate on September 30, […]
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) submitted comments on September 22, 2020 opposing the proposed regulation titled “Making Admission or Placement Determinations Based on Sex,” issued recently by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s proposal […]
HAC News Formats. pdf September 17, 2020 Vol. 49, No. 19 TOP STORIES Continuing resolution will not include economic relief. Congress and the White House are negotiating details of a continuing resolution […]
On September 16, 2020 a statement from seven leading affordable housing organizations called for immediate rental assistance, paired with financial support for affordable housing providers, to supplement the protection provided […]
A community’s housing stock is one of its most important resources. The presence of high quality and affordable housing units reflects vibrancy and makes a community attractive for both current […]