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HUD Probes Washington State Homeownership Program for Fair Housing Act Violations

by Phil Hall | Mar 25, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched an investigation into Washington State’s Covenant Homeownership Program, which agency believes may be in violation of the Fair Housing Act. According to HUD, the Washington State Housing Finance...
Chicago Housing Authority Sues HUD Over New Anti-DEI Mandates in Grant Programs

Chicago Housing Authority Sues HUD Over New Anti-DEI Mandates in Grant Programs

by Phil Hall | Oct 17, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over new policies designed to eliminate funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, CHA argued...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 10-14

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 10-14

by Phil Hall | Mar 14, 2025 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

HUD’s new priorities, Gavin Newsom’s financial benefactors and a pair of high-profile acquisition stories – one genuine, one not. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 10-14. Hit: DEI is DOA. Kudos to Housing...
HUD Rejects Asheville Hurricane Relief Aid Plan Over DEI Criteria in Funds Disbursement

HUD Rejects Asheville Hurricane Relief Aid Plan Over DEI Criteria in Funds Disbursement

by Phil Hall | Mar 12, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has temporarily rejected a draft action plan submitted by the City of Asheville, North Carolina, because it proposed using Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) criteria for distributing Hurricane Helene disaster...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 17-21

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 17-21

by Phil Hall | Feb 21, 2025 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

HUD’s erasure of DEI contracts, builders expressing apprehension and Australia’s first rate cut in more than four years. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Feb. 17-21. Hit: An End to DEI Daffiness. Kudos to...
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