Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • House subcommittee votes to maintain most USDA housing levels  • Senate committee passes FY 2009 HUD spending bill  • Senate sends housing bill back to House  • House bills would help small PHAs, homeless vets  • HAC offers green building and single-family housing workshops  • Nominations due September 15 for rural housing awards!

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • FY 2009 appropriations for USDA stall, Farm Labor Housing threatened  • FY 2009 appropriations process underway for HUD  • Supplemental appropriations bill includes Louisiana vouchers  • Faith-based and community organizations eligible for HPG  • Federal manufactured home installation program established  • HOPE VI Main Street Grants available  • Annual Joint Center report focuses on mortgage crisis  • USDA tenant data posted at http://www.ruralhome.org  • Consumer information on hybrid ARMs offered  • Preserving existing housing is "green"  • Report reviews state poverty initiatives

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Preston confirmed as HUD Secretary.  • HUD corrects SuperNOFA, extends two deadlines.  • Section 202/811 NOFAs corrected, deadlines unchanged.  • HUD again proposes ending seller-aided downpayments.  • HUD seeks comments on FY 2009 FMRs by August 1.  • FHA to define acceptable payment history.  • Guidance proposed for federal funding recipients’ data.  • Report on Rental Assistance errors released.  • USDA explains requirements to show reduced need for off-farm labor housing.  • USDA tenant data released.  • Expanded RD service area for hurricane aid ends September 30.  • Article describes USDA voucher program problems.  • Congressional District housing data available.  • HAC offers training for certified and potential CHDOs.

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • June is National Homeownership Month  • Senate approves NAHASDA reauthorization  • Committee questions Preston  • Circular A-133 supplement issued  • USDA moving to reduce Rental Assistance errors  • Regulators release list of nonmetro places for CRA credit  • Comments requested on Bank Enterprise Awards  • Section 202/811 standards revised  • Public comment requested on LEED 2009  • Guide to employer-assisted housing published  • Nominations open for rural housing awards! Save the dates for the National Rural Housing Conference 2008: Working for Change, Building Our Future

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Senate committee and full House pass major housing bills  • Farm Bill passes Congress, veto expected  • HUD offers CHDOs green building funds  • RHED application help posted on HAC's site  • HUD-VASH voucher corrections issued  • Stimulus payments not income, HUD says  • GAO finds USDA civil rights efforts still lacking  • New poverty-cutting campaign announced  • HAC examines implications of Section 515 property locations  • HAC invites nominations for rural housing awards

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Congress considering housing bills this week  • HUD offers funds for RHED, SuperNOFA programs, Section 202 demo  • Continuum of Care application registration instructions issued  • RESPA comment deadline extended to June 12  • IRS proposes new 990 instructions  • HUD-VA voucher program launched  • USDA corrects funding allocations  • Joint Center report recommends rental policy initiatives for mortgage market crisis  • Homeownership most popular use of AFI IDAs  • Rural Voices addresses foreclosure issues in rural America  • GET THE NEWS QUICKER - SWITCH TO EMAIL!

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • President nominates Preston for HUD  • Section 538 demo will guarantee both construction and permanent financing  • AHP mortgage aid proposed  • EPA issues final rule on lead-safe renovation practices  • RD to simplify income limits for Section 502 guarantee eligibility  • Guidance issued on foreclosure sale bids for properties with Section 502 guarantees  • Federal Register documents now available online a day before publication  • HUD report says chronically homeless population shrank from 2005 to 2006  • Guide to green rehab for multifamily properties published  • Gaps growing in incomes and life expectancy  • State-level housing research collected online

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • April is Fair Housing Month  • House and Senate to act on housing crisis  • Members of Congress show strong support for rural housing  • USDA issues funding allocation  • Grants offered to develop treatment systems for homeless people  • Census criteria proposed for Alaska Native Areas and American Indian Areas  • HOME rent and income limits for FY 2008 available  • HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigns  • Rental housing remains out of reach for millions  • USDA's ERS reviews data on hired farmworkers and immigration

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • HUD publishes SuperNOFA General Section  • USDA vouchers available  • Correction: Section 514 loans  • 2007 RHED awardees announced  • HOPE VI funds offered  • HUD proposes mortgage settlement changes  • Comments sought on Fair Housing Assistance Program laws and agencies  • RD offers guidance on rent incentives for Section 515 and 514/516 properties  • Economic stimulus payment advice is online  • Section 8 voucher reform bills compared  • CDFI Fund launches email update service  • HAC analyzes rural mortgage data  • HAC seeks Director, Technical Assistance and Training

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • RD offers funds, extends multifamily preservation to farmworker housing  • I'M HOME manufactured housing funds available  • HUD encourages grants.gov registration and renewal  • Section 538 guarantee fee due date moved  • Poll shows increase in affordable housing concerns  • New guidance issued on "reasonable modifications" under the Fair Housing Act  • Research uncovers predatory lending in Indian Country  • Study finds housing need for people with disabilities exceeds HUD estimates  • Census atlas includes housing maps  • Save the dates for the National Rural Housing Conference 2008: Working for Change, Building Our Future

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • New funding authorized for green projects  • Funding offered for homeless veterans housing  • Green housing grant competition opens  • RD explains new Section 502 payment assistance  • Section 514/516 processing guidance issued  • HUD accountants roster proposed  • Census sets criteria for county divisions and designated places  • IRS form for mortgage debt forgiveness revised  • Toll-free numbers offered for residents of FEMA trailers  • Reports highlight some foreclosure prevention efforts  • Shared equity homeownership materials available  • Save the dates for the National Rural Housing Conference 2008: Working for Change, Building Our Future

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Budget proposes eliminating many rural housing programs  • RD offers funds for several housing and business programs  • Neighborhood Networks deadline extended to March 14  • CDFI Fund seeks comments on certification of CDFIs  • Section 523 self-help grants partially funded again  • RD provides new guidance on Guaranteed Underwriting System  • HousingPolicy.org launched January 29

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • FY 2009 budget expected next week  • House passes rural preservation transfer bill  • USDA offers farmworker housing TA grants  • Household Water Well System Grants available  • Grants offered for high energy cost communities  • Section 202 predevelopment grant program announced  • HUD publishes Annual Adjustment Factors for Section 8 contract rents  • Public housing demolition/disposition rule corrected  • Homeownership rate falling  • Funding cuts may impact American Housing Survey  • Awards offered  • Rehabilitation featured in Rural Voices  • Save the dates for the National Rural Housing Conference 2008: Working for Change, Building Our Future!

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  •Congress imposes conditions on RD office closings  •Farmworker housing added to rental preservation program for FY 2008  •Farm Bills include provisions on farmworkers and rural definitions  •USDA RD single-family housing staff changes  •RD explains thermal requirements for manufactured housing  •HUD amends Home Equity Conversion Mortgage regulations  •HAC launches new Rural Homelessness Capacity Building program  •HUDclips website changed  •Health and housing information available by email  •Website to track housing issues in presidential campaign  •Save the dates for the National Rural Housing Conference 2008: Working for Change, Building Our Future!  •GET THE NEWS QUICKER - SWITCH TO EMAIL!

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  •President signs omnibus appropriations bill  •Farm Bill, FHA amendments pass Senate  •Federal IDA funds offered  •New Markets Tax Credits allocations available for FY 2008  •New Payment Assistance plan adopted for Section 502  •HUD's new CDBG toolkits available online  •RCDI recipients announced  •Community Facilities guaranteed loans fully used in 2007  •Income inequality increasing  •Housing wages for 2008 released  •Presidential candidates' views on poverty posted  •HAC's web calendar lists conferences and more  •Registration continues for 2008 HAC training