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HAC News: March 4, 2015

March 4, 2015/in HAC News

HAC News Formats. pdf March 4, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 5 • First hearing for FY16 housing funding held • USDA offers rural vouchers • Section 502 guarantee rule changes […]

HUD Releases Worst Case Housing Report Summary

February 18, 2015/in Announcements

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development released the executive summary to their 2015 Worse Case Housing Needs Report to Congress. The report found that the unmet need for […]

HAC News: February 18, 2015

February 18, 2015/in HAC News

HAC News Formats. pdf February 18, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 4 • February is National African American History Month • USDA offers Household Water Well System grants • HUD-VASH vouchers […]

Over half of rural Americans Lack Benchmark Broadband Access

February 11, 2015/in Announcements Broadband

The 2015 Broadband Progress Report from the Federal Communications Commission indicates that over half of rural Americans lack access to benchmark broadband connections. For rural tribal lands, approximately 85 percent […]

The Silent (And Invisible) Farmworker Housing Crisis

February 10, 2015/in Blog Posts

by Lance George and Leslie Strauss “Rural America’s Silent Housing Crisis,” an article in The Atlantic magazine’s February edition, describes the overlooked plight of rural families who struggle to obtain […]

What Does the 2016 Budget Mean for Rural Housing?

February 6, 2015/in Event Updates

Webinar Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Webinar Recording | HAC News The Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 was released on February 2. What will it mean for […]

HAC News: February 4, 2015

February 4, 2015/in HAC News

HAC News Formats. pdf February 4, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 3 • FY16 funding process begins • Rural housing budget requests more rental funding, less for self-help, and minimum rent […]

Affordable housing and the financial crisis

January 27, 2015/in Announcements

Affordable housing programs were not to blame for the financial crisis, according to a study highlighted in Wonkblog. The study indicates that the the majority of mortgage dollars and defaults […]

A Conversation with the HUD Secretary

January 27, 2015/in National Rural Housing Conference

HAC was fortunate to be visited by two Cabinet Secretaries and several members of Congress at the 2014 HAC Rural Housing Conference. During one of those visit, HUD Secretary Julián […]

What Does FHA's New Lower Interest Rate Mean For Borrowers

January 26, 2015/in Announcements

What does FHA’s new interest rate drop mean for borrowers? NPR’s Marketplace Economy investigates the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA’s) new lower charges and how it may impact housing affordability across […]