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BILL BLOCK STEPS DOWN AS HUD’S NORTHWEST REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSITIONS TO ADVISOR ON HOMELESSNESS

After nearly two years, Bill Block, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Northwest Regional Administrator, is stepping down from his current position and assuming another key role at HUD focused on ending homelessness

2015 NMHC Student Housing Conference Recap

There was wheeling and dealing and much more during the 2015 NMHC Student Housing Conference & Exposition, as 700 of student housing's leading owners and managers; developers; lenders and brokers; and service providers gathered at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix for the three-day event. The event's Student Housing Emerging Leaders program, headed by Collier Companies CEO Andy Hogshead, also provided an opportunity for up-and-coming student housing stars to further their professional development with valuable industry insight and connections

Norton Requests Hearing on Airplane Noise Affecting D.C. and Communities Across the Nation

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee, today released a letter she wrote to the chairs and ranking members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee requesting a hearing to explore airplane noise and its impacts on residential communities in the District of Columbia and across the United States.

Comprehensive Enforcement Action, Federal Court Filings Require Rhode Island State Government to Reduce Pollution...

The United States has taken comprehensive enforcement action to resolve several years of significant noncompliance by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) with its obligations under the federal Clean Water Act and the permit that governs day-to-day operations of its stormwater drainage systems, announced Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden of the Department of Justice’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha for the District of Rhode Island and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Administrator H. Curtis Spalding.

Hoeven Announces $400K in Federal Funding to Support Rural Development in North Dakota

Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Agriculture Committees, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development has awarded two grants of $200,000 each to the Common Enterprise Development Cooperation (CEDC) and the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. The funds will be used to help small businesses and rural cooperatives grow, create jobs and enhance their capacity to serve residents and communities

Policy Leaders in Washington, D.C., Meet with New Hampshire Housing’s Homeownership Fellowship Class...

New Hampshire Housing has welcomed its Homeownership Fellowship Class of 2016, and they quickly got to work by traveling to Washington, D.C., to speak with political leaders and key mortgage industry officials including Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Kelly Ayotte, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rural Development, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and Ginnie Mae.

Building Bridges for a Brighter Future

The N.C. Department of Transportation invites all middle and high schools to participate in what has become an exciting, yet competitive event at the NCDOT -- the 17th Annual Statewide Model Bridge Building Competition. The competition is designed to create a greater awareness of STEM education and its relationship to transportation careers provided by NCDOT. The registration deadline is November 20, 2015.

HHS Awards More Than $240 Million to Expand the Primary Care Workforce

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell today announced more than $240 million – including about $176 million in Affordable Care Act funding – to support the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) andNURSE Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs to increase access to primary health care in the communities that need it most.

Waste hauler fined for stormwater violations

Waste Management National Services faces a $14,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology for allowing contaminated soil to spill to the ground from large shipping sacks at a facility along the Duwamish Waterway

Elks Pledge Four Million Dollars to End Veteran Homelessness

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is strengthening community and non-profit partnerships to better serve Veterans. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (BPO Elks) today announced that it has committed $4 million over a 4-year period to help end Veteran homelessness

HUD CHARGES MINNESOTA PROPERTY OWNERS WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST RESIDENT WITH DISABILITIES

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging the owner and managers of Bramante's Apartments, a 120-unit complex in New Brighton, Minnesota, with violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow a resident with disabilities to have a dedicated accessible parking spot.

Christie Administration Marks Grand Opening of Affordable Housing Project in Long Branch, Monmouth County,...

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today joined local and state officials along with representatives of the City of Long Branch Housing Authority, Maestro Community Development Corporation, Conifer Realty, LLC, and The Metro Company, LLC to celebrate the grand opening of Phase II of the Gregory Senior Residences and Maestro Annex, an affordable senior housing development in Long Branch, Monmouth County. A total of 52 residences are move-in ready for independent seniors age 62 and older

Aumua Announces $400 Thousand USDA Grant Award

Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced today that theU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant in the amount of $400 thousand to the Pacific Youth and Community Development program; as part of the Community Food Projects (CFP) program to support the development of solutions to food insecurity and access to local and independent food systems for low-income communities

Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers Hold Fire Roundtable

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05) will host a joint roundtable discussion with a wide range of experts who were on the ground during recent wildland fires. Across Eastern Washington, communities were hit by the worst fire season on record. Members of Congress will hear from elected leaders from cities and counties affected by these fires—from Asotin County to Ferry County—as well as business and community leaders involved in firefighting efforts

Americans Think Homeownership is a Sound Investment

A vast majority of Americans believe that buying a home is a solid financial decision, and most believe they could sell their home for at least its initial purchase price, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors®. The 2015 National Housing Pulse Survey also found that a preponderance of Americans think that now is a good time to buy a home.

WISCONSIN LANDLORDS CHARGED WITH HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AFTER CLAIMS THEY ALLOWED DAILY HARASSMENT OF TENANTS...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging the owner and managers of an apartment complex in Cross Plains, Wisconsin with violating the Fair Housing Act for failing to take action to stop several tenants from harassing a neighbor, who has cerebral palsy, and her daughter with Down’s syndrome. Read HUD’s charge.

‘REBUILD BY DESIGN’ NAMED MOST GROUNDBREAKING FEDERAL COMPETITION

In the nearly three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated coastal communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Rockefeller Foundation and a multi-discipline team of regional planning partners organized a nearly $1 billion competition to foster coordination and resilience at the local level and across the country. Today, the General Services Administration (GSA) awarded HUD's Rebuild by Design Competition the first-ever "Most Groundbreaking Federal Challenge or Prize Competition.

Birmingham’s Twist Technology expands into New York

Birmingham's Twist Technology continues to be on the forefront of Multi-Family AV/IT Solutions. Twist has expanded its reach from the luxury real-estate hotspots of Miami and Boston to now include New York.

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: GOVERNOR’S COORDINATOR ON HOMELESSNESS ANNOUNCES PROGRESS IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND...

Scott Morishige, Governor David Ige’s coordinator on homelessness, announced today that a total of 48 people who had been living in Kaka‘ako (including eight families, three couples and five singles) have moved into shelter in the past week. Individuals and families were primarily placed at the Institute for Human Services, Next Step Shelter and the Lighthouse Emergency Shelter.

SENATORS ISAKSON, PERDUE APPLAUD COURT FOR BLOCKING OBAMA’S HARMFUL EPA WATER REGULATION

U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for ruling in favor of Georgia and 17 other states in granting a nationwide stay of the Obama administration’s onerous “Waters of the United States” rule

Random HUD in News

The Washington Post

Former HUD secretary Julián Castro joins 2020 Democratic presidential field

Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and housing secretary in the Obama administration, on Saturday joined the increasingly crowded field of candidates for the 2020