Lower FHA premiums
President Obama outlines a plan to make homeownership more accessible and sustainable. A centerpiece of the Administration’s proposal would be to lower FHA premiums by 50 basis points, potentially saving […]
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HAC News: January 7, 2015
HAC News Formats. pdf January 7, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 1 • New Congress convenes • Obama announces lower FHA mortgage insurance rate • Rural housing program eligibility changes effective […]
USDA Rural Development Obligations FY 15 – November
Download complete report (Through November FY 2015) The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year 2015 USDA Rural Housing program obligations. In November, USDA operated under […]
HAC News: December 22, 2014
HAC News Formats. pdf December 22, 2014 Vol. 43, No. 25 • FY15 spending bill signed into law • Tax extenders bill includes LIHTC and NMTC • FHFA activates obligation […]
Materials from the 2014 HAC Conference
The 2014 HAC Rural Housing Conference was a tremendous success. With distinguished speakers like HUD Secretary Julián Castro, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, several members of congress, and a panel of […]
HAC News: December 10, 2014
HAC News Formats. pdf December 10, 2014 Vol. 43, No. 24 • Congress nears final action on 2015 spending • House passes NAHASDA reauthorization • New appropriations panel chairs announced […]
From a Spare Bedroom to a Home of Her Own
By Stacey Howard, Dream$aver IDA Program Director, NeighborWorks Umpqua A Single Mother’s Struggle Out of Poverty to Provide a Better Life for Her Son This story appears in the 2014 […]
Innovative Approaches to Improving Poverty Locally
This story appears in the 2014 Special Edition of Rural VoicesThe problem of poverty is often viewed from a national or regional perspective. But success in moving people out of […]
"The People Left Behind" Are Today the People Still Behind
By Joe Belden and Lance George, Housing Assistance Council This story appears in the 2014 Special Edition of Rural VoicesThe United States has a long – but not recent – […]
Decline in Senior Poverty: A Success Story….
By the Housing Assistance Council This story appears in the 2014 Special Edition of Rural VoicesOne of the biggest successes in reducing poverty has been among older Americans. Until recent […]