Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner has informed the nation’s public housing authorities that households receiving a Section 8 voucher or residing in HUD-funded housing must provide proof of US citizenship or eligible immigration status. In a...
A new museum dedicated to tracing the history of public housing in the US will open tomorrow in Chicago. The Art Newspaper reports the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) will be based in a 45,000-square-foot, three-story space that was the last remaining building...
Atlanta Housing, Georgia’s largest housing authority, has released its Bankhead Reimagined Request for Ideas (RFI). According to the agency, the RFI invites community members, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, and commercial entities to share their ideas for...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Indianapolis signed an agreement to take possession over the Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA). HUD and the city government said this action was designed to “restore public confidence” in the...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced the relaunch of the “Green New Deal for Public Housing.” Among the provisions of the proposed legislation is the repeal the Faircloth Amendment, a rule that prohibits the U.S. Department of...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
