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HAC’s Rural Research Note Homeownership in Rural America
-July 18, 2012
USDA releases NOFAs for Farm Labor Housing and Preservation Revolving Loan Fund; will hold call on FLH NOFA July 26
-updated July 18, 2012
14 cosponsors join Rep. Fortenberry’s amendment continuing area eligibility for USDA housing programs
– updated July 11, 2012
EPA to host Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Rural Planning, Zoning and Development Codes webinar on July 19, 2012.
-July 13, 2012
House Passes FY13 Spending Bill for HUD (information about USDA FY13 funding is also available)
-July 2, 2012
HAC map of “Poverty in the United States” is now available for download or purchase
-June 28, 2012
House Passes FY13 Spending Bill for HUD (information about USDA FY13 funding is also available)
-July 2, 2012
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2012 report has been released
-June 14, 2012
Joe Belden’s interview on “Trends in Rural Housing” with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
-June 12, 2012
FY13 USDA appropriations: House proposes lower funding, tells USDA to plan housing spending in advance
-updated June 6, 2012
HAC responds to Wall Street Journal article on USDA foreclosures
-updated with link to HAC’s published Letter to the Editor, June 7, 2012
HAC contributes to the National Housing Institute’s Rooflines blog, “What does an Affordable Rural Rental Housing Strategy Look Like?”
-May 23, 2012
House votes to Eliminate the American Community Survey (ACS)
-May 11, 2012
Senate Committee acts on FY13 funding for HUD and USDA
-updated May 1, 2012 with details of USDA bill
Minorities account for three-quarters of rural population growth, according to HAC’s latest Rural Research Note on Race and Ethnicity
-April 18, 2012
HAC Awards Nearly $360,000 for Rural Senior Housing
-March 13, 2012
HAC’s 2005 report, A Guide to Restoring Rural Housing and Communities After a Disaster, explains federal and state temporary and long term resources for rebuilding housing after a disaster.
Materials from HAC’s Overview of the 2013 Budget Webinar now available
-February 21, 2012
HAC’s final comments to HUD on the proposed changes to the HOME rule, or view in PDF
-February 14, 2012
Administration Releases FY13 Budget
–USDA rural housing programs
–HUD housing programs
-February 13, 2012
HAC Awards $2.5 Million for Local Self-Help Homeownership Programs
-February 3, 2012
USDA announces plan for Sec. 502 guaranteed borrowers to refinance to lower interest rates
– February 1, 2012
USDA Closures Include Offices that Help Rural Americans Get Affordable Mortgages
-January 12, 2012
Add your reaction to HAC’s comments on HUD’s proposed HOME rule changes
-February 3, 2012
USDA to close 43 RD offices as part of new “Blueprint for Stronger Service”
– January 10, 2012
RD allows Food Stamps to be included in Sec. 502 repayment income
– January 10, 2012
RD adds square footage to Sec. 502 “modest housing” requirements
– January 10, 2012
New HAC research:
Nonprofit Capacity in the Mississippi Delta Region and,
Rural Reentry: Housing Options and Obstacles for Ex-Offenders.
-December 9, 2011
Senate will not vote on McCain amendment to eliminate SHOP funding for FY12
December 2011
“Pinky” Clifford speaks out on housing conditions on the Pine Ridge Reservation
-December 2, 2011
HAC Research Brief: Analysis of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
– November 29, 2011
President signs bill setting FY12 funding levels for USDA and HUD
-updated November 18, 2011
Download the latest issue of Rural Voices magazine, Housing and Water: The Critical Connection, published jointly with the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP)
-November 14, 2011
Materials from HAC’s Housing Seniors in Rural America: Aging in Place in a Shifting Landscape symposium in Seattle, WA are now available for download
-November 14, 2011
HAC Awards $9.2 Million for Local Self-Help Homeownership
-November 8, 2011
Rural Research Note: Rurality in the United States
-November 3, 2011
Materials from the Rural Senior Housing Grant Walkthrough Webinar are now available for download
-October 20, 2011
New grant opportunity for rural senior housing
-October 3, 2011
HAC Research: Estimating Changes to USDA Rural Development’s Eligible Areas Designations (Audio File Posted)
-September 27, 2011
Senate rejects Coburn amendment to cut FY12 RD spending by 40%
-November 1, 2011
Senate will not vote on McCain amendment to eliminate SHOP funding for FY12
-November 1, 2011
National Rural Housing Sign on Letter: Oppose amendment that would slash Rural Development funding
-October 26, 2011
McCain to offer amendment eliminating SHOP funding for FY12
-October 18, 2011
Administration asks Senate to cut rural housing spending for FY12
-October 18, 2011
Learn more about Vermont’s SASH program for services and housing
-September 20, 2011
NALCAB announces asset building grants
-September 19, 2011
USDA and HUD testify against moving rural housing programs to HUD
-updated September 13, 2011
HUD Announces Recipients of FY10 Rural Innovation Fund Grants
-August 25, 2011
USDA Announcement: Compensation for Claims of Discrimination for Hispanic and Women Farm Loans
-August 15, 2011
Sign up to be a stakeholder in HAC’s rural senior housing initiative
-August 8, 2011
What are we missing? See more about HMDA activities at small lending institutions in HAC’s new report
-August 4, 2011
HAC Submits Comments on Proposed 20% Down Payment Rule
-August 1, 2011
RD Posts Schedule of Upcoming Stakeholder Meetings and Calls on Reforming its Regulations
-July 26, 2011
Data on Section 502 Guaranteed Loans by the National Housing Law Project
– July 19, 2011
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