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FHA Proposes New Rules to Strengthen Risk Management
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today proposed new regulations to further reduce risks to its single-family insurance fund as it continues to play a critical role in today's housing market. FHA proposes to increase the net worth requirements of FHA-approved lenders, strengthen lender approval criteria, and make lenders liable for the practices of their correspondent mortgage brokers.
Statements by DHS Secretary Napolitano and HUD Secretary Donovan on Today's Disaster Recovery Stakeholder Forum in Memphis
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0000
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group held its fifth planned stakeholder forum today in Memphis, Tenn. - designed to encourage stakeholders to provide direct input and ideas for disaster recovery.
Statements by DHS Secretary Napolitano and HUD Secretary Donovan On Today's Disaster Recovery Stakeholder Forum in Salt Lake City
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0000
SALT LAKE CITY-The Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group held its fourth of five planned stakeholder forums today in Salt Lake City-designed to encourage stakeholders to provide direct input and ideas for disaster recovery
President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President Barack Obama has established by Executive Order an interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to strengthen efforts to combat financial crime. The Department of Justice will lead the task force and the Department of Treasury, HUD and the SEC will serve on the steering committee. The task force's leadership, along with representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities and inspectors general, will work with state and local partners to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, address discrimination in the lending and financial markets and recover proceeds for victims.

Fair Housing News

HUD v. Mary Sue Brooks, etc.
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:35:38 -0000
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged a Kentucky property owner and management company for housing discrimination. HUD has charged Jan Sexton, and Brooks Properties, LLC for allegedly evicting an African-American family following a series of break-ins because of their race.

 

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Almanac of Policy Issues: Housing - News, background information, and links on U.S. housing issues, including public housing, Section 8 vouchers, and rent control.
Meta Description: [ Links to sites and reports on U.S. housing policy issues. ]

Australasian Housing Information Network - News, reports, conferences and employment opportunities from leading Australian housing policy and research centres.

Australasian Housing Institute - Professional body for individual practitioners in the broad social housing sector in Australasia - linking social housing workers in Australia and New Zealand. Details of membership benefits, events and publications.

500 Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) - A consortium of research centres funded by Australian State and Commonwealth Governments, as well as by member universities. Site includes a significant body of housing research publications.

BUBL Link: Housing - Online library features links to resources related to social housing.

Building More, Wanting Less - Wes Janz, Professor of Architecture at Ball State University, photographs and comments on living conditions in working class neighborhoods of cities across the world. Contributions by others and further submissions requested.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Housing - Group works to make sure that US federal housing subsidies are directed to the most needy citizens. Page includes list of research areas, current state issues and events.
Meta Description: [ The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs. ]

Chartered Institute of Housing - A professional body for people working in housing in the United Kingdom. Promotes the provision and management of good quality, affordable housing.
Meta Description: [ Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional organisation for people who work in housing. Its purpose is to maximise the contribution housing professionals make to the wellbeing of communities. The CIH has over 19,000 members across the UK and the Asian Pacific working in a range of o... ]

Community Housing NSW - Resource for community housing providers and tenants in New South Wales.
Meta Description: [ NSW Federation of Housing Associations provides services, information, and training for community housing association providers in NSW, Australia ]

Council for Affordable and Rural Housing - A national advocacy and educational association for individuals and businesses involved in the financing, development and management of affordable rural housing.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Oversees home ownership, low-income housing assistance, fair housing laws, homelessness, aid for distressed neighborhoods, and housing development programs in the United States. Site provides details of HUD offices and programs, as well as resources for citizens, communities, contractors, local agencies, and researchers.

404 Department of the Environment and Local Government - Housing section of this Irish Government Department web site. Includes on-line leaflets on services of the Department.
Meta Description: [ Housing ]

European Network for Housing Research - The group is composed of researchers from a variety of social science disciplines dealing with housing and urban issues. Includes details of conferences, events and publications.

Green Neighborhoods Initiative - Organisation that is pro-development, pro-environmental, and pro-livability. They promote Transparent Neighbourhoods. Includes details of Emerald Awards for Neighborhood Planning and Building Excellence.

500 Homeownership Alliance - Made up of groups and individuals interested in educating the public about issues related to housing and homeownership in the United States. Includes membership list and information, FAQ, press releases, and current projects.

Housing and Housing Policy - Information from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister concerning Government policy on housing issues.
Meta Description: [ Housing home page. ]

Housing Assistance Council - Helps local organizations in rural America build affordable homes. Includes information about loans, technical assistance, training, links, publications and relevant articles.

Housing Information Gateway - Searchable international database on housing experts, organizations, events, bibliographies, and listservs that allows users to post additional information. Page uses frames.
Meta Description: [ Searchable database on housing experts, organizations, events, and listservs that allows users to post additional information. ]

Housing New Canadians Research Working Group - Research partnership focused on housing access and discrimination in the Toronto area. Research projects examine the housing search process used by immigrants and refugees, the quality and cost of the housing they obtain, the degree to which their housing needs are met, and the nature and extent of any housing-related discrimination.

Housing Policy Debate - Quarterly journal from Fannie Mae Foundation provides insightful discussion and original research on a broad range of housing and community development issues.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive news and information resource for the affordable housing and community development field. Powered by Fannie Mae Foundation. ]

Housing Studies Association - United Kingdom forum for housing related research and debate. Details of conference and events as well as recent publications from HSA.

Housing: A Basic Human Right - A presentation by Ken Kimmelman, Barbara Buehler Anthony Romeo, and Dale Laurin, arguing that Aesthetic Realism explains America's housing crisis, the cause, and the solution. Speakers, petition.
Meta Description: [ Aesthetic Realism, the philosophy founded by Eli Siegel, explains the cause of homelessness and of America's housing crisis. An Emmy-winning filmmaker, a city planner, and two architects present what they've seen about this urgently needed explanation and how it makes a solution possible. ]

Housingnet - UK housing information resource, containing a social housing database, information and topical debate. Also includes an online maintenance manual.
Meta Description: [ A UK Social Housing Directory concentrating on Housing Associations / RSLs & Local Government. The most comprehensive database of Housing Association contact information in any media. ]

Joint Center for Housing Studies - The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University analyzes the ways in which housing policy and practices are shaped by economic and demographic trends.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Independent development and social research charity, supporting a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.
Meta Description: [ The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a social policy research and development charity, seeking to better understand the causes of social difficulties such as poverty and housing and explore ways of overcoming them. ]

404 Just Shelter Realty Services: Housing Issues - Describes how a community can make choices to reduce homelessness in the United States and the value of smart growth. Page includes related resource links.

Narpac: Public Housing Issues in Washington, DC - The National Association to Restore Pride in America's Capital explains the problems of public in Washington, D.C., USA and new ways that have been used to improve this system.

National Home of Your Own Alliance - Funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to own and control their homes.

NPR: Housing First - In this yearlong special reporting project Housing First, NPR News explores the housing dilemmas of Americans with special needs -- and how lack of housing can stymy their efforts to join mainstream society.
Meta Description: [ In the yearlong special reporting project Housing First, NPR News explores the housing dilemmas of Americans with special needs -- and how lack of housing can stymy their efforts to join mainstream society. ]

Roof Magazine - Bimonthly magazine on housing in Britain published by the nonprofit Shelter. Includes subscription information, resources, past articles and a look at the current issue.
Meta Description: [ ROOF is a lively and informative housing policy magazine. Published bi-monthly, ROOF aims to cover all corners of housing from possession action to funding social housing refurbishment. ROOF is also a successful campaigning publication. ]

Room at RTPI - Organizes seminars in the UK to discuss housing issues, such as how to create healthy communities, landlords, personal problems, and real estate markets.
Meta Description: [ ROOMatRTPI ]

Self-Help Enterprises - Providing technical services and support, helping families and communities compete for financial resources and empowering people to be leaders. Includes current programs, how to join, FAQ and related links.
Meta Description: [ Dedicated to self-help housing, sewer and water development, housing rehabilitation, multifamily housing and homebuyer programs in the San Joaquin Valley of California. ]

Squat!net - Information on all squatted buildings and areas around the world. An international forum on squatted houses, squatting and carsides.
Meta Description: [ [squat!net] gives you informations on all squatted buildings and areas around the world - its an international forum on squatted houses, squatting and carsides ]

The Housing Corporation - The government agency who fund and regulate Registered Social Landlords (including housing associations) in England.

The Quest Trust (UK) - Shares information and ideas about economic and social regeneration, and resident-led estate based projects.

UK Social Housing - Includes up to date national news on social housing issues. There are many useful links to related sites, and also a forum to publish your views.
Meta Description: [ Social Housing in the UK, Includes all the latest news, with lots of useful links, as well as chatroom and forum for you to have your say. Includes study aid and assignments for btec and others. Start here for all your research projects. ]

500 United Nations Centre for Human Settlements - Habitat (UNCHS) - Analyses and studies human settlement patterns, and develops methods for controlled settlement with the preservation of the environment in mind.
Meta Description: [ UN-HABITAT, Shelter, Water, Human settlements, Habitat Agenda,Urban Development, Urban Management,Urban Poverty, Urban Governance, Urban Environment, Urban Economy, Sanitation, Housing rights, Local Agenda 21, Land, Tenure, Sustainable Cities, Urban transports ]