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French Hill calls for investigation into Little Rock Housing Authority

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Citing a series of missteps made despite the oversight and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) action plans, the chairman of the House of Representatives‘ Financial Services Committee is calling for a federal investigation into the housing authority of Little Rock, Arkansas. Rep. French Hill (R) — who represents Arkansas’s second congressional district […]

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Nevada lawmaker targets home purchases by institutional investors

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Citing an issue in which families across Nevada do not have the resources to compete with institutional investors that buy up single-family homes, Rep. Susie Lee (D) has called on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to offer transparency when out-of-state landlords purchase foreclosed single-family homes. Lee, who represents part of Las Vegas

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Bipartisan Senate duo finds common ground on fighting wildfires

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In the halls of U.S. democracy, bipartisanship is a difficult concept. But some topics seem more likely to warrant collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, especially when it comes to housing or housing-adjacent issues. One such issue is natural disasters, including wildfires. Two senators with different bases of support are uniting in their efforts to fight

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Federal lands amendment draws bipartisan rebuke

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As part of broader housing initiatives, Republicans in both the Trump administration and in Congress are pursuing the sale of large swaths of federal land to potentially develop housing. But the Republican front is not completely united. Earlier this month, lawmakers in the House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources saw an amendment added to

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Despite new veteran partial claim bill, some advocates call for VASP revival

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Housing issues for U.S. veterans continue to be a major topic of conversation among housing advocates and lawmakers. Despite Monday’s passage of a bill to establish a partial claim option for veterans, some are still calling for the reinstatement of the Veteran Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program. VASP was started last year under the Biden

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House passes bill to give VA borrowers a partial mortgage claim option

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Following about 20 minutes of debate on the floor of the House of Representatives on Monday, H.R. 1815 — known as the V.A. Home Loan Program Reform Act — was passed by voice vote and will now be given to the Senate for additional debate. The passage by the House keeps the bill moving through

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HUD secretary tours Nevada federal land to talk housing development

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The secretaries of the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Interior (DOI) journeyed to southern Nevada in an effort to highlight the Trump administration’s plan to sell federal lands to private developers for the purposes of housing development. Joined by Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) and Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.), HUD

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MBA and NHC express support for housing provisions in GOP tax bill

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As the debate over tax reform continues to play out in Congress, housing organizations are lauding the housing provisions in the House of Representatives‘ Ways and Means Committee’s current tax proposal. The National Housing Conference (NHC) praised the housing provisions included in the current draft of the bill through a statement from David Dworkin, its

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French Hill calls for investigation into Little Rock Housing Authority

Nevada lawmaker targets home purchases by institutional investors

Bipartisan Senate duo finds common ground on fighting wildfires

Federal lands amendment draws bipartisan rebuke

Despite new veteran partial claim bill, some advocates call for VASP revival

House passes bill to give VA borrowers a partial mortgage claim option

HUD secretary tours Nevada federal land to talk housing development

MBA and NHC express support for housing provisions in GOP tax bill

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