News & Analysis as of

Trump Administration › Department of Housing and Urban Development › Affordable Housing

Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD reverses course and eliminates eligibility of Non-Permanent U.S. Residents for FHA Loans

Ballard Spahr LLP on

In the waning hours of the first Trump Administration the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that effective January 19, 2021 individuals who are classified under the “Deferred Action for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

HUD announces Scott Turner as new Secretary

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on

On February 5, HUD announced that Scott Turner was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 19th Secretary of HUD with a vote of 55-44. He was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and he expressed his commitment...more

Lowndes

HUD’s Revised Rule Makes “Disparate Impact” Claims Under the Fair Housing Act More Difficult

Lowndes on

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued its final order relating to claims of “disparate impact” under the Fair Housing Act. Under the theory of disparate impact, the Fair Housing Act can...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trump Administration Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposing 18.3% Reduction in HUD Funding

Ballard Spahr LLP on

This week, the Trump administration released its proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Overall, the budget proposes an $8.8 billion (18.3%) reduction in the HUD budget from the 2017 enacted level, a more drastic cut than...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD starts the rollback of affirmatively furthering fair housing?

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Last week, HUD issued a notice extending until after October 31, 2020, the deadline for cities and other participating jurisdictions to submit assessments of fair housing (AFH), the new reporting and assessment tool required...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

HUD/Fair Housing After Six Months Of The Trump Administration

Fox Rothschild LLP on

While I always try to avoid political commentary here at the Fair Housing Defense Blog (as the reader comments can be, shall we say, colorful), I wanted to note a couple of housing related points with the Trump Administration...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Ballard submits comments on HUD’s regulatory reform agenda

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Ballard Spahr submitted comments in response to HUD’s request for assistance in identifying existing regulations that may be outdated, ineffective, or excessively burdensome. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD Regulatory Reform

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The new HUD administration has been pretty quiet on the regulatory front, with only a handful of regulations and notices issued since January. That may change soon. HUD is hard at work identifying regulatory changes that...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Trump Administration Proposes $6.2 Billion Budget Cut to HUD

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on

Last week the Trump Administration issued its FY2018 federal budget, which begins October 1. The plan would reduce HUD funding by $6.2 billion, changing the agency’s total funding from $46.9 billion in 2017 to $40.7 billion....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Ballard Spahr and CSG Advisors Host Another Informative Western Housing Conference

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Last week, Ballard Spahr in conjunction with CSG Advisors hosted its 7th Annual Western Housing Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The Conference brought together a wide range of public and private housing professionals...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Reaction to Uncertainty in Affordable Housing Industry Brought on by Trump Election

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on

The 2016 Election has created more questions than answers for the affordable housing industry. Very little is known about President-elect Trump's vision for affordable housing. On one hand, Mr. Trump has described himself as...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide