Archives For: HUD
FHA Expands Real-Estate Owned Property Purchase Opportunities for Owner-Occupant Buyers
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Thursday announced it is increasing its exclusive listing period on certain HUD single-family real-estate owned (REO) homes to allow more time for owner occupants, HUD-approved nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities to submit bids for the purchase of these homes before they become eligible for purchase by investors.
13 Jan 2022
HUD Looks Back on 2021 Accomplishments
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this year took bold action in pursuit of the agency’s mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes.
3 Jan 2022
Non-Profit Bidders Successfully Purchase more than 800 Mortgage Notes through HUD-Held Vacant Loan Sale
Non-profit bidders successfully purchased more than 800 mortgage notes through a HUD-held vacant loan sale in early December.
13 Dec 2021
HUD Allocates More than $2 Billion to Advance Equitable Disaster Recovery, Build Climate Change Resilience
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced the allocation of more than $2 billion ($2,040,617,000) in CDBG-Disaster Recovery and CDBG-Mitigation funds appropriated in the continuing resolution, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, signed into law on September 30, 2021.
1 Nov 2021
HUD Employees Receive Management Excellence Award
A group of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development employees on Thursday were awarded the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.
29 Oct 2021
HUD Issues ANPR on New Non-LIBOR Index Rate for ARMs
HUD issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding adoption of a new index rate for FHA-insured adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs), as the previously-used London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is set to be discontinued.
21 Oct 2021
New HUD Rule Aims to Prevent Public Housing Evictions
A proposed HUD rule will ban evictions without giving tenants 30-days’ notice and providing info on available federal emergency assistance.
11 Oct 2021
HUD Homes More Likely to be in Floodplains
Repossessed homes sold by the Department of Housing and Urban Development between 2017 and 2020 were almost 75 times more likely to be in federally designated floodplains than other homes sold during that timeframe.
13 Sep 2021
HUD: FHA INFO #21-66: Waivers for COVID-19 Recovery Options
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued partial waivers addressing a mortgagee’s timeframes and borrower eligibility for a required review or re-review for the COVID-19 Advance Loan Modification and COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options.
5 Aug 2021
HUD: Federal Housing Administration Extends Single Family Eviction Moratorium
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced an extension of its moratorium on evictions for foreclosed borrowers and their occupants through September 30, 2021, and noted the expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on July 31, 2021.
30 Jul 2021