Inside DC Podcast: FY2022 Budget Recap and the DC Council’s Fall Agenda
The over 65s are (by some margin) the fastest growing demographic in the UK, with the number of over 65s set to race past 17 million by 2040. With an increasingly ageing population, there is an urgent need for innovative...more
Although the Denver City Council’s power in shaping the city’s budget is limited, it still plays a critical role in identifying and advocating for priorities for each neighborhood, district and the city as a whole....more
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - San Francisco’s Montgomery Street Could Signal a Downtown Revival (NY Times): Why a seven-block stretch of Montgomery Street, from the...more
After years of expectations, the government has approved the legislative amendments needed to promote “Urban Renewal” projects in Israel. While everyone is talking about the amendment lowering the threshold of consent for...more
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will be rescinding the form of Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) that HUD had released to housing authorities this past May...more
As indicated earlier this week, HUD is seeking comments to inform revisions to its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule. We have been waiting for official publication of the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR)...more
HUD recently issued a set of answers to frequently asked questions to provide further guidance on a new method of disposing of public housing in conjunction with a RAD conversion (the “FAQ”). ...more
Parkcrest Builders, LLC v. Hous. Auth. of New Orleans, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125012 (E.D. La. August 8, 2017) - The Housing Authority of New Orleans (“the Authority”) contracted with Parkcrest Builders, LLC (“Parkcrest”)...more
This week, Miami-Dade County hosted Dr. Ben Carson, the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, at the Liberty Square public-housing development, one of the oldest in the nation. The...more
In an announcement on January 12th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a significant third revision to the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice (PIH 2012-32/ H 2017-03 Rev-3)....more