Information Products Archives

Spring 2003: Homeownership Education and Counseling

April 21, 2003/in Rural Voices

Whither Homeownership Education and Counseling? An Overview
Partnerships and Technology Expand Homeownership Counseling Opportunities
Keeping a Grip on the American Dream: Counseling Before and After Purchase Helps Homebuyers
USDA Rural Development teams with Others to Offer Homebuyer Education in Virginia
NCALL Combines Counseling with Financial Assistance for First-Time Buyers in Delaware
Homebuyer Education Benefits Ripple Throughout Appalachian Counties
Counseling Helps ROI Address Critical Farmworker Housing Needs
Understanding: The Key to Meeting Financial Education Needs in the Colonias
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Rural Housing Funding Decided for 2003, Proposed for 2004

January 22, 2003/in Rural Voices

January 1, 2003/in

Best Practices in Revolving Loan Funds for Rural Affordable Housing
Print copy: $5.00
Analyzes four case studies of rural revolving loan funds, identifies similarities and differences, and provides specific advice for those seeking to establish such funds.
2003, 71 pages, ISBN 1-58064-127-X

July 21, 2002/in Rural Voices

Why Rural America Needs New Affordable Housing
Excerpts from Meeting Our Nation’s Housing Challenges: The Report of the Millennial Housing Commission
Congress Must Provide Solutions to the Affordable Housing Crisis
Campaign for a National Housing Trust Fund Moving Forward
State and Local Housing Trust Funds Boost Rural Housing Opportunities
Bush Proposes “Renewing the Dream” for 100,000 Low-Income Homebuyers
Affordable Housing for Rural America: The Rural Rental Housing Act
Local Housing Trust Fund Plus Collaboration Equals Affordable Housing in the Napa Valley
Section 515 Remains the Best Choice for Rural Rental Production
Q&A with Art Garcia, Rural Housing Service Administrator
YouthBuild USA Rural Initiative: Rebuilding Communities, Transforming Lives

April 21, 2002/in Rural Voices

The Myths of Subprime Lending
Lending in Iowa’s Rural Communities
In Over Our Heads: Profiles in Predatory Lending
Defining Predatory Lending
Homeownership and Predatory Lending: A Rude Awakening from the American Dream
Promising Dreams, Delivering Nightmares: How One Community Fought Back
Sweating the Equity: Unscrupulous Lenders Prey on Older Homeowners
Taking a Strong Stance Against Predatory Lending
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Many Programs, Little Help: The Farm Bill and Rural Community Development

January 21, 2002/in Rural Voices

January 1, 2002/in

Continua of Care Best Practices: Comprehensive Homeless Planning in Rural America
Print copy: $8.00
Examines four rural jurisdictions that have successfully implemented HUD’s continuum of care model, which urges a collaborative approach to homeless assistance.
2002, 61 pages, ISBN 1-58064-122-9

January 1, 2002/in

Rural Rental Housing Preservation and Nonprofit Capacity to Purchase and Preserve Section 515 Projects
Access PDF of Appendix A maps
Print copy: $10.00
Identifies the locations of Section 515 rental developments and nonprofit housing groups. Includes two case studies of successful nonprofit buyouts of Section 515 projects, maps, and county-by-county information on projects, markets, and nonprofits.
2002, 179 pages, ISBN 1-58064-121-0

October 1, 2001/in

Strengthening Community-Based Housing in the Mid-South Delta: A Policy Development Paper
Print copy: $7.00
Presents recommendations for increasing housing development capacity in the Mid-South Delta region.
2001, 76 pages, ISBN 1-58064-118-0

September 21, 2001/in Rural Voices