Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Omnibus funding for 2008 expected to pass  • RD removes thermal standards for existing single-family housing  • OMB seeks comments on federal financial report format  • Federal Reserve proposes consumer lending protections  • HUD sets EZ standards  • Neighborhood Networks funds offered to PHAs  • Rural People, Rural Policy Initiative proposals invited  • Paper ranks low-income children's well-being by state  • Veterans are disproportionate share of homeless

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • FY 2008 appropriations remain uncertain  • Section 515 prepayments down, use restrictions up in 2007  • Mark-to-Market final rule published  • Final rule issued for vouchers and tax credits  • Green building loans available  • Incentives offered to purchase HUD-owned homes  • December 21 is National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day  • Affordable housing correlates with public safety  • Overcrowding falling in small rural places  • NLIHC seeks nominees for awards to journalists writing on  • affordable housing  • HAC releases environmental review guide  • HAC training scheduled for March in Florida

HAC News: November 19, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • House passes HUD appropriations  • Second stopgap spending resolution adopted  • House passes foreclosure relief bill  • EPA seeks advisors  • Executive Order formalizes government performance goals  • Few tax credit units targeted to lowest income

HAC News: November 7, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Rural rental housing preservation bill introduced  • House committee approves Section 515 transfer bill and mark-to-market extension  • Renter protections included in foreclosure bill  • HUD appropriations conference scheduled  • Funds offered for Native American CDFIs  • HUD publishes 2008 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for Section 8 rents  • Manufactured Home Installation Standards corrected  • FEMA offers relocation reimbursements  • HUD announces fewer chronically homeless individuals living on streets  • Associate Administrator named for RD Housing and Community Facilities Programs  • HAC publishes data on FY 2007 RD obligations  • Rural Voices addresses homelessness

HAC News: October 24, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Bill introduced to improve ownership transfers of Section 515 properties  • Final rule governs use of Section 8 vouchers to purchase units not yet under construction  • Revisions proposed for pet ownership in HUD-financed properties  • IHBG rental assistance rule adopted  • New Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards established  • USDA issues guidance on non-citizens' eligibility for Section 502 guarantees  • HUD launches website for homelessness providers  • Mortgage defaults and foreclosures vary, GAO reports  • Shared equity homeownership examined  • Data show residential mobility characteristics  • Housing and Community Design Awards competition open  • HAC training offered in January

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Stopgap spending resolution funds programs  • House passes trust fund bill  • FY 2008 Fair Market Rents published  • Seller-financed downpayment assistance prohibited for FHA borrowers  • HUD issues final housing counseling regulations  • Water and waste regulations consolidated and amended  • FEMA seeks comments on management costs  • Transfer of hurricane survivors' rent payments changed to December 1  • Alliance calculates impact of defining doubled-up as homeless  • Disaster toolkit addresses fair housing issues  • New 2007 Rural America At A Glance available

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Continuing resolution to shorten RA contracts  • Senate committee passes McKinney-Vento reauthorization  • House and Senate move FHA reform  • Committee advances housing bills  • Johanns resigns as USDA Secretary, Dorr a possible replacement  • Brownfields grants available  • RD provides self-help TA application guidance  • 2008 LIHTC difficult development areas designated  • HUD plans risk-based single-family FHA premiums  • USDA proposes new rule for non-housing guarantees  • GAO reports on veterans' use of HUD programs

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Senate passes HUD appropriations  • House approves NAHASDA reauthorization  • Funding offered to CDFIs  • HUD proposes updated environmental regulations  • Census extends deadline for American Indian and Alaska Native policy comments  • FEMA seeks input on revised response plan  • Survey provides candidates' positions on housing  • Impact of possible FHA manufactured home changes unclear, says GAO  • More working family renters face serious affordability problems  • States rated on asset-building support  • Maxwell Awards to focus on homelessness  • HAC reports on immigration and rural housing

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Nonmetro poverty and median income unchanged  • Grants available for high energy cost rural places  • RD issues Capital Needs Assessment guidance  • RD addresses environmental justice  • Non-citizen eligibility for Section 502 guarantees explained  • Small Cities CDBG rule final  • Resources offered for foreclosure prevention  • Credit scores generally predict performance, Fed reports  • World population now more urban than rural

HAC News: August 15, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Trust fund bill, bill on small PHAs, and Farm Bill advance.  • RD offers Preservation Revolving Loan Fund monies.  • Changes to Section 202/811 design standards proposed.  • HUD adopts six-year phase-in of PHA operating fund cuts.  • Subprime lending information comments invited.  • OMB seeks Statistical Policy Directive comments.  • Gulf area PHAs can combine funds.  • HUD taking over rental aid for hurricane survivors.  • Housing affects health and educational.  • HAC's magazine covers rental preservation successes and frustrations.

HAC News: August 1, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  •Appropriators reject rural housing cuts.  •House recognizes McKinney-Vento anniversary.  •USDA offers funds for processing worker housing.  •HUD issues HOPE VI NOFA.  •RD clarifies voucher issues.  •New KIDS COUNT data released.  •Report describes housing changes, 1973-2005.  •GET THE NEWS QUICKER - SWITCH TO EMAIL!

HAC News: July 18, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Congress acts on 2008 housing funding  • Section 8 bill passes  • House passes RHED bill  • HUD updates accessibility information  • FY 2008 Fair Market Rents proposed  • Comments requested on CRA Q&A  • Deadline extended for proposed downpayment restrictions  • Subprime lending guidance finalized  • AN explains RD compliance with HUD's lead-based paint rule  • HUD proposes flexible use of PHA funds  • Manufactured housing dispute resolution process established  • LIHTC green incentives for preservation summarized  • Report suggests shifting crop subsidy funds to rural development  • Rural news, commentary, and more collected online  • GET THE NEWS QUICKER - SWITCH TO EMAIL!

HAC News: July 3, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Indian housing program extended  • Manufactured housing bill passes House  • Housing trust fund bill introduced  • Tenants win preservation victory  • USDA RD state and local offices changing  • HOPE VI Main Street Grants offered  • MPR webpage launched, lists 2007 selections  • Revisions to Circular A-133 proposed  • IRS proposes revisions to nonprofits' annual Form 990  • Sample nontraditional mortgage information available

HAC News: June 20, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Spending bills start up, then slow.  • Native American loan guarantees reauthorized.  • NAHASDA, homelessness reviewed at congressional hearings  • RCDI funds available  • Section 538 demo announced  • USDA offers Section 525 grants  • Income verification changes proposed  • HUD suggests IHBG for rental assistance  • IRS proposed rules cover tax credit building sales, utility allowances  • OMB issues 2007 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement  • Affordability problems growing, says State of the Nation's Housing 2007  • Poverty unchanged since 1970s, report says, and proposes solutions  • USDA Farm Bill info online

HAC News: June 6, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • June is National Homeownership Month  • Housing provisions included in supplemental appropriations  • Settlement reached in rural preservation lawsuits  • USDA allocates FY 2007 housing funds  • Grants offered for homeless vets' events  • Fed requests predatory lending comments  • USDA begins automated underwriting  • HUD suggests limiting downpayment assistance entities  • IHBG insurance addressed  • HUD proposes allowing use of Section 8 vouchers to buy homes not yet under construction  • New regulations adopted for Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs  • Very low-income renters' needs increase  • Low-income people with disabilities face affordability crisis

HAC News: May 23, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  •House passes GSE bill with housing fund  •Rural housing bills advance  •RUS offers Revolving Fund Program funds  •Youthbuild NOFA corrections published  •HAC offers Green Fund Capacity Grants  •New self-help regulations proposed  •RD considers deleting thermal standards  •Comments sought on New Markets Tax Credits for nonmetro places  •HUD and RD to compare hurricane assistance data  •Census drafts American Indian and Alaska Native policy statement  •National organizations call for rural development commitment in Farm Bill  •New HAC report describes green building successes

HAC News: May 9, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  •House subcommittee holds rural housing hearing  •Committee approves FHA changes and new housing fund  •USDA offers Section 515 preservation and revitalization funds  •Section 515 new construction funds available  •Funds available for veterans' transitional housing  •YouthBuild applications invited  •HUD proposes to lift cap on LIHTC voucher rents  •Manufactured housing recommendations sought  •RD studying Section 515 ownership transfers  •Study estimates high cost of substandard housing's impact on children's health  •Recommendations on HUD preservation released

HAC News: April 25, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • RHED authorization bill reintroduced  • USDA RD offers funds for Section 514/516 and 533 programs  • DOL farmworker housing and job training funds available  • Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program grants offered  • RD proposes Rural Business Enterprise Grant program rule  • HUD issues final rule on IHBG allocations  • Final guidance posted for PHA asset management conversion  • Fair housing regulations revised  • Census Bureau proposes criteria for 2010 Census geographies  • Housing Trust Fund use growing, report says  • Rental housing policy brief focuses on existing resources  • Historic preservation diversity scholarships offered  • Registration continues for HAC training on HOME, financial management, and rental preservation

HAC News: April 11, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • April is Fair Housing Month and Financial Literacy Month  • Household Water Well System Grants available  • Grants offered for services in permanent supportive housing  • Reserve account changes possible for Sections 515 and 514/516  • HOME ADDI rule finalized  • USDA considers RBICs without federal funds  • Bollinger Foundation offers family aid  • Rural disability data online  • HAC launches Rural Housing Data Portal  • HAC provides guidance for HUD housing counseling applicants  • Register for HAC training on HOME and rental preservation

HAC News: March 28, 2007

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Hurricane funding bills move forward in House  • OTS adopts uniform CRA regulations  • RHED awardees announced  • HUD answers Violence Against Women Act questions  • FY 2007 median family income limits released  • HUD issues final rule on FOIA fee procedures  • Allocations for HOME, CDBG, ESG, and HOPWA posted  • HUD policy memo gives CDBG fair housing guidance  • Poll shows rural Americans want affordable housing agenda  • Housing advocate's guide published  • CRA scam warning issued  • Register for HAC training on HOME and rental preservation

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • GSE reform bill includes housing fund  • House committee passes Gulf Coast recovery bill  • HUD issues SuperNOFA  • Comments sought on subprime lending statement  • Policy on affordable housing and historic preservation adopted  • Definition change covers multiphase tax credit projects  • Expedited waivers possible for some PHAs  • OMB rates SHOP effective  • Data on children collected online  • Awards offered  • HAC reports on population loss counties

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Section 538 applications invited  • Funds available to serve homeless vets  • Section 202 predevelopment grants offered  • Funding offered for manufactured housing work  • HUD issues FOIA final rule  • RD explains Section 502 refinancings  • HUD reports on homelessness  • New data confirm affordable housing shortage  • Stable housing is an HIV/AIDS prevention strategy, conference concludes  • Resources explain advocacy by nonprofits  • HAC publishes detailed budget analysis

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Budget would dramatically change rural housing  • Funding levels set for rest of FY 2007  • USDA finalizes homeownership education rule  • USDA announces plan for funding self-help groups  • HUD asks about including regulatory barriers in funding competitions  • GAO releases revised Government Auditing Standards  • Research predicts one in five recent subprime loans will end in foreclosure  • Outcome indicators developed for nonprofits

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Housing Programs To Get Level Or Increased Funding For FY 2007  • Emergency Repair Grants Offered For Elderly Properties In Disaster Areas  • USDA Requests Comments On African-American Heir Property  • Administration Releases Farm Bill Proposal  • HUD Announces Annual Adjustment Factors  • Guidance Issued On Discrimination Affecting LEP Persons  • GAO Drops HUD From "High-Risk" List  • Affordable Housing Documentary Available

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • FY 2007 spending still in limbo, 2008 budget coming  • HUD publishes SuperNOFA general section  • HECM counseling standards suggested  • Federal Home Loan Bank rating system adopted  • Farm Service Agency corrects committee proposal  • Applications invited for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly awards  • Report estimates numbers of homeless  • Data and some solutions for moderate-income housing released  • Earned Income Tax Credit outreach materials offered  • Consumer handbook on ARMs revised

Access a pdf version of HAC News.  • Full year "joint resolution" planned for 2007 spending  • CDFI Fund offers Bank Enterprise Awards  • Low-income credit unions eligible for loan funds  • Kellogg Foundation accepting proposals for Rural People, Rural Policy  • HUD proposes Small Cities CDBG changes  • HUD suggests change for mixed-finance public housing development  • Waivers extended for HUD public and Indian housing programs  • HAC posts USDA housing programs' FY 2006 totals  • More immigrants choosing rural America, report says  • NLIHC conference in February  • HAC seeks new Western and Southwest Regional Directors