01/14/2025
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Voucher program is supposed to help poor families rent a home. Nearly half the time, it fails.
Nearly half of people who receive federal housing vouchers are unable to use them. "It's a dire situation," one researcher said.
01/14/2025
Perspectives on Direct Rental Assistance: Summary of Public Comments | HUD USER
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01/14/2025
HUD: A racial divide exists between FHA homeownership and rental assistance programs
Researchers at HUD examined disparities in Federal Housing Administration-backed homeownership and rental assistance programs.
07/22/2024
We are excited to be featured in Affordable Housing News!
Affordable Housing News, Winter 2023 issue
Affordable Housing News, Winter 2023 issue
07/22/2024
On the last weekday, Affordable Housing Online has six updates for Section 8, Project-Based Voucher, and Public Housing waiting lists!
This is your waiting list alert for Friday, July 19, 2024: https://bit.ly/4d3tt50
07/22/2024
TOMORROW: Watch Live as Ignite hosts Representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), City of Chicago, and Awardees of the Youth Homelessness System Improvement Grant!
We will be joined by:
Stephanie Piccirilli, President & CEO, Ignite
Sendy Soto, Chief Homelessness Officer, City of Chicago - Chicago Department of Family and Support Services
Jim Cunningham, Deputy Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Great Lakes Region
Heidi Mueller, Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - State of Illinois
Andrea Durbin, Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Cathy Feltner, Executive Director, Embarras River Basin Agency
Lyn Carlen, Homeless Program Coordinator, Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc.
Join us as we take one step closer to preventing and ending homelessness. Click the following link to tune in live: https://ow.ly/VF0X50SFrSZ
11/10/2023
Opportunity Home accepting applications for affordable housing vouchers program until Nov. 15
Opportunity Home is accepting applications for its Housing Choice Vouchers Program to help those needing affordable housing.
11/01/2023
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Affordable housing project searches for applicants who qualify financially
“We need more affordable housing” is a long-standing mantra in Grand County. This mantra comes from all sides – from state legislators making campaign stops, to town trustees, to residents working to make ends meet....
11/01/2023
HUD Proposes Rule to Remove Criminal Conviction Restrictions for Fair Housing Testers
HUD No. 23-247 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685 FOR RELEASE Monday October 30, 2023 HUD Proposes Rule to Remove Criminal Conviction Restrictions for Fair Housing Testers New rule would eliminate restrictions on those with prior felony or certain other criminal convictions in FHIP- and FHAP-Funded T...
11/01/2023
Section 8 Waiting List Openings October 30, 2023 — Affordable Housing Hub
Affordable Housing Hub keeps renters informed by regularly updating information on Section 8 waiting list openings for low-income housing assistance in the U.S. Here are the latest openings for the week of October 30, 2023
07/02/2023
15 Jobs That Will Be as Extinct as Dinosaurs in the 2030s
By the 2030s, the following professions could be on their way to the dustbin of history, or at least look a whole lot different, thanks to advancements in AI.