Tag Archive: news release

Tuesday Tip: Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice
Vickie covers the "Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice" rule that was announced on August 7th. This ruling was announced along with the repeal of the "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" rule put into place by the Obama Administration in 2015.
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Tuesday Tip: HUD Notice H 20-4 Part II
In this week's tip, Vickie discusses the 5 requirements for a signing process that will satisfy the 3 E-Transaction Laws!
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Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium Extended for Single Family Homeowners
In a HUD press release on Wednesday, June 17th, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that it is extending its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through August 31st for homeowners with FHA-insured Single Family mortgages. This two-month extension comes at a much needed time where homeowners are struggling to have peace of mind and financial security as they recover financially from the COVID-19 economic turmoil.
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Tuesday Tip: MORs and New Housing Notice H 20-4
Vickie discusses some changes in Multifamily in this week's Tuesday Tip!
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HUD, Census Bureau Release Rental Housing Finance Stats
HUD and the Census Bureau released the findings from the Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) on June 3rd. And of the nearly 48.2 million rental housing units, 49% of them are in rental housing properties of just 1-4 units.
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Tuesday Tip: HUD Brochure
Learn about the HUD brochure on Tenant Concerns during COVID-19 in this week's Tuesday Tip!
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HUD Increases and Expands Flexibility of Funds for PHAs
HUD is increasing the flexibility of its funds to PHAs by allocating more funds to be used for sanitation, transportation to health units/testing, childcare, food, and medical supplies.
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2nd Wave of Relief from HUD
On May 1st, HUD Secretary Carson announced the allocation of $685 million of funds to help low-income Americans residing in public housing. The funds have been specified to be potentially used for personal protective equipment, childcare costs, travel costs to receive testing, and other actions.
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Warning from GSA: Scamming and Price Gouging
The General Services Administration (GSA) has posted to Interact, its outreach website, that there have been “reports of companies fraudulently claiming to be GSA vendors attempting to exploit legitimate COVID-19 concerns to mislead consumers into paying exorbitant prices for products associated with COVID-19.”
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HUD Provides Relief: Suspends all Foreclosures and Evictions for 60 days
HUD put out a release announcing that it is suspending all foreclosures and evictions for the next 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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