December 7, 2016
Carson and Fair Housing
Law360 quoted me in Carson’s HUD Nom Adds To Fair Housing Advocates’ Worries (behind a paywall). It opens, President-elect Donald Trump’s Monday choice of Ben Carson to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development added to fears that the incoming … Continue reading
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December 6, 2016
Expectations for Carson at HUD
The Christian Science Monitor quoted me in What Could US Cities Expect From Ben Carson as HUD Secretary? Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon and erstwhile rival of Donald Trump, was nominated Monday by the president-elect to lead the Department of Housing … Continue reading
December 6, 2016 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
May 13, 2016
Affirmatively Furthering Neighborhood Choice
Jim Kelly has posted Affirmatively Furthering Neighborhood Choice: Vacant Property Strategies and Fair Housing to SSRN (forthcoming in the University of Memphis Law Review). He writes, With the Supreme Court’s Inclusive Cmtys. Project decision in June 2015 and the Obama Administration’s adoption, … Continue reading
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January 20, 2016
The Founding & Evolution of HUD
I had previously blogged about HUD at 50, a hefty tome filled with a lot of interesting chapters. Today, I focus on Chapter 1, written byJill Khadduri, The Founding and Evolution of HUD: 50 Years, 1965-2015 (starting at page 5). The abstract … Continue reading
January 20, 2016 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
December 4, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, estimating the latest national one-night of homelessness. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its report, “A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race … Continue reading
December 4, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
December 1, 2015
HUD at 50
The Office of Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued HUD at 50: Creating Pathways to Opportunity. It is a massive tome, with a lot of interest in it for the housing geeks among … Continue reading
December 1, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
November 20, 2015
Promoting Opportunity with Development
Enterprise Community Partners have posted Promoting Opportunity Through Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD): Barriers to Success and Best Practices for Implementation. It opens, Development patterns directly relate to a community’s strength. Individual families, the local economy, municipal governments and the environment … Continue reading
November 20, 2015 in Housing and Urban Development | Permalink | No Comments
