Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Webinar Recording | USDA Budget Justification | HAC News The Trump Administration's budget for fiscal year 2019 was released on February 12. The Administration's infrastructure proposal was issued the same day. Just a few days earlier, on February 9, Congress agreed to raise spending caps for FY18 and FY19. It hopes to […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Recording Join the Housing Assistance Council on February 24, 2018 for the third of three webinars focused on financing farm labor housing. Part 1 | Part 2
Presenter: Twila Martin-KekahbahTurtle Mountain Band of Chippewa IndiansMember and Three-time Elected Chair How to Join Friday, March 2 at 12 PM CT (1 pm ET, 11 am MT, 10 am PT)Call in number 1(866)740-1260. Access 7779137On your computer, Log on to ReadyTalk.com and use the same access # (7779137)Try it a few days ahead of […]
This three-day advanced course covers USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program and provides invaluable insight as to how this homeownership financing resource can be utilized. Learn how to assist potential borrowers and work in partnership with RD staff, as well as other nonprofit organizations and regional intermediaries to deliver successful Section 502 loan […]
Presenters: Comments by: Cora Gaane of Wells Fargo Bank, N.AMatt Harrington, Business TA SpecialistPatty Gobert, Loan Administrator How to Join Friday, April 6 at 12 PM CT (1 pm ET, 11 am MT, 10 am PT)Call in number 1(866)740-1260. Access 7779137On your computer, Log on to ReadyTalk.com and use the same access # (7779137)Try it a […]
There are many considerable challenges, including substandard conditions, overcrowding, insufficient funding, and persistent poverty that face Indian Country; however, tribes and their housing organizations are equally persistent in working to overcome those challenges. This symposium will explore data trends, highlight innovative projects, funding opportunities, and further discuss strategies for addressing systemic challenges for diverse populations […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Recording This webinar will present the data findings from HAC’s most recent publication, Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Mortgage Finance in Indian Country. In addition to findings, the discussion will touch on the historic and social factors that have helped create the constrained mortgage lending environment on reservation […]
Materials Posted The purpose of the Section 538 Guaranteed Loan Program is to increase the supply of affordable rural rental housing, it differs in some important ways from USDA’s Section 515. Section 538 focuses on partnerships between USDA and qualified lenders, whereas Section 515 loans are directly funded from USDA to nonprofit or for-profit rural […]
Materials Posted PowerPoint Presentation | Recording The purpose of the Section 538 Guaranteed Loan Program is to increase the supply of affordable rural rental housing, it differs in some important ways from USDA’s Section 515. Section 538 focuses on partnerships between USDA and qualified lenders, whereas Section 515 loans are directly funded from USDA to […]
HAC’s New Report from HAC Examines the Maturing Mortgage Crisis A Crisis. The increasing lack of affordable housing is not just an urban problem. Rental housing options in rural America are not only sparse, but also declining. An important source of housing in many rural communities are rental homes financed by the U.S. Department of […]
Materials Posted PowerPoint Presentation | Webinar Recording Permanent supportive housing has been identified in both the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness and the Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative as a critical resource for ending homelessness. Within VA, HUD-VASH is the primary service that provides permanent supportive housing. Through collaboration with HUD, HUD-VASH provides […]
This three-day advanced course covers USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program and provides invaluable insight as to how this homeownership financing resource can be utilized. Learn how to assist potential borrowers and work in partnership with RD staff, as well as other nonprofit organizations and regional intermediaries to deliver successful Section 502 loan […]