American families are all too familiar with the story: just when they thought they had achieved the dream of owning their own home, abuses in the financial and mortgage sector came back to haunt them and sent them spiralling into foreclosure – often through no fault of their own. Countless other families are still struggling [...]
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In an effort to continue providing quality housing counseling to America’s homeowners, buyers and renters, HUD announced today the availability of $2 million in housing counseling grants. These funds are available to provide training activities that will improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. This year, HUD’s Housing Counseling [...]
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Secretary Donovan attends the White House’s Tribal Nations Conference. Miami launches outreach to low-income residents. Housing grants restored in Georgia. Commuter oriented rail-line gets a boost in Boston. And President Obama’s push on energy efficiency.
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Our guest blogger today is Joseph Phillips, Region IV Atlanta Regional Office In Atlanta, the sounds of renewed hope are heard as over twenty HUD certified Georgia Housing Counseling Agencies were recently given a significant boost in funding to assist eligible individuals and families in stay in their homes. Atlanta is one of the hardest hit [...]
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Felisha Davis Sims, Office of Public Affairs When I think of the best way to thwart something detrimental from happening, I think of prevention. It can be a hindrance, obstacle or deterrence to any sticky situation. I ask myself frequently, Why do I put myself through such pain and heartache when I can avoid [...]
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