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Florida’s housing affordability crisis is reaching a breaking point

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“We need solutions that protect homeowners without pricing them out.” ”

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With the oldest population, Maine is a case study for supporting seniors

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US Senate committee approves full funding for Ginnie Mae

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Senate appropriations committee this week approved full funding for the fiscal year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (T-HUD), which provides $98.737 billion in total discretionary funding for agencies including Ginnie Mae. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the chair of the committee.

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Marcia Fudge will be the first sitting HUD secretary to visit Japan

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will be the first sitting HUD secretary to visit Japan when she arrives in Tokyo next week. ” Secretary Fudge is also slated to meet with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT), Tetsuo Sait? which had approximately 8.5

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HUD details funding, policy support for green homes and climate resilience

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday detailed a series of actions and initiatives it has undertaken to bolster climate resiliency while supporting green housing initiatives that stem from Inflation Reduction Act funding and recently announced plans to combat the effects of extreme heat.

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HUD allocates $472 million of CARES Act funding for low-income households

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Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced Monday the allocation of $472 million to be used for low income families during the coronavirus pandemic. HUD made the funding available to Public Housing Authorities as part of the CARES Act to assist families utilizing Housing Choice Vouchers and Mainstream vouchers.

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House GOP aims to reduce HUD budget in effort to ‘rein in spending’

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House of Representatives Appropriations Committee last week released details of its fiscal year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which aims to reduce the budget of the U.S.