HAC News: August 10, 2016
HAC News Formats. pdf August 10, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 15 • Additional $5.6 billion needed to preserve USDA rental housing • “Make Room” coalition launches campaign to end U.S. […]
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How the Major Party Platforms Approach Housing
by Leslie Strauss The major political party platforms take different approaches to federal housing assistance and related topics. The Republican and Democratic platforms adopted at the parties’ conventions in July […]
HAC News: July 27, 2016
HAC News Formats. pdf July 27, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 14 • Senate passes housing act unanimously • Major party platforms approach affordable housing differently • HUD requests input on […]
HAC Praises Bipartisan Congressional Action on Affordable Housing
The Kansas City Star recently published a Letter to the Editor submitted jointly by HAC Executive Director Moises Loza and Housing Specialist Stephanie Nichols in praise of HR 3700, the […]
MATERIALS POSTED: An Overview on the VA Specially Adapted Housing Grant Program
Materials Posted Welcome | Presentation | Recording | Application If you are not a Veteran or Veteran service provider, you may not be aware of all the great features of […]
HAC News: July 13, 2016
HAC News Formats. pdf July 13, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 13 • FY17 appropriations delayed • Republican officials promise to raise rental housing affordability at party convention • USDA RD […]
Income Inequality in Rural America
HAC Executive Director Moises Loza submitted the following Letter to the Editor to the Washington Post on June 27, 2016. “The rural reaches of income inequality” (June 26) raises issues […]
HAC Seeks Nominations For Rural Housing Awards
On the evening of December 4, 2014, the Housing Assistance Council will present rural housing awards as part of the Rural Housing Awards Banquet at the National Rural Housing Conference. […]
HAC News: June 29, 2016
HAC News Formats. pdf June 29, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 12 • Non-priority low-income Section 502 funds are fully committed • Housing bill introduced in Senate • Senate hearing reviews […]
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2016
Rural communities face unique challenges with substandard housing, aging populations, and decreasing federal investment. The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University released the annual State of the Nation’s […]