February 25, 2013. The Housing Commission of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today released its much anticipated report entitled Housing America’s Future: A New Direction for a National Policy. In […]
Follow HAC for Data from Taking Stock [addthis2][/addthis2] The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) published Taking Stock: Rural People, Poverty and Housing in the 21st Century in December, 2012. This 160 […]
HAC News Formats. pdf February 20, 2013 Vol. 42, No. 4 • USDA and HUD estimate sequestration impacts • Key congressional committees set agendas • USDA allows more debt for […]
The National Rural Self Help Housing Association reports that the following notice regarding funding for Section 523 has been distributed by the USDA national office. February 8, 2013 Good Morning […]
USDA Rural Development is giving agency staff the authority to approve larger loans than usual for homebuyers purchasing new energy efficient homes. This process replaces the Rural Energy Plus program, […]
HAC Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) Proposed Amendments to the Ability to Repay Standards under the Truth in Lending Act On January 30, 2013, the Consumer […]
What Does the Push for Transit Oriented Development Mean For Rural Areas?by Leslie Strauss, HAC The affordable housing world is paying attention to the connection between housing costs and transportation […]
The chairmen of the House and Senate committees that oversee federal housing programs, including HUD and USDA RHS, have released their agendas for the 113th Congress (calendar years 2013 and […]
“Support a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to discretionary programs.” That was the key message in a letter signed by HAC and 3,200 other […]
HAC News Formats. pdf February 6, 2013 Vol. 42, No. 3 • February is African American History Month • Series of federal funding decision points looms • Senate committee requests […]