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Breaking Down the Numbers: The 2027 White House Budget Proposal Explained
The president's proposed plan would slash billions from federal housing and community development programs. While Congress may reject many cuts, they still merit attention. Here we look at the numbers, how they differ from last year, and why it all matters.
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Private Money, Public Housing: Will PETRA Work?
PETRA, the Obama administration’s $350 million effort to reform public housing, first proposed in February 2010, has many in the housing field skeptical.
The End of Public Housing
In written testimony submitted to the House Committee on Financial Services in May, excerpted here, a group of urban affairs academics argue that PETRA is nothing less than a formal divestment from public housing, worse than anything previous administrations have proposed.
PETRA Perspectives: National Alliance of HUD Tenants
The National Alliance of HUD Tenants weighs the merits and drawbacks of the PETRA proposal.
PETRA Perspectives: PolicyLink
As the merits and flaws of PETRA are being debated, PolicyLink offers its list of desired outcomes for poor people and economically distressed communities.
PETRA Perspectives: National People’s Action—Housing Justice Campaign
The history of well-intentioned housing plans from HUD and Congress has public housing residents across the country scared to death that they could lose their homes through PETRA.
PETRA, and What It Means for the ‘Public’ in ‘Public Housing’
As housing advocates, policy analysts, and tenant organizers have examined PETRA, they have found concerns that need to be aired.
Slipping Away
As a wave of HUD mortgages expires in the next four
years, an already dwindling supply of affordable units may nosedive with owners making windfall profits — unless the right mix of federal legislation and local organizing can
save the day.
HUD’s New Team
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Obama administration is equipped with an impressive list of housing experts at the top.
Interview with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan
Plucked from New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation & Development, Shaun Donovan is leading the effort to make the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development into a relevant, powerful agency.
HUD’s New Team
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Obama administration is equipped with an impressive list of housing experts at the top. But with the housing crisis that’s […]
Interview with Xavier de Souza Briggs, Associate Director for General Government Programs at the Office of Management and Budget
Xavier de Souza Briggs, Associate Director for General Government Programs at the White House Office of Management and Budget has a portfolio that includes HUD, Treasury, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Homeland Security departments, as well as the U.S. Postal Service and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. All of these make a direct and profound impact in the community development world.
The Continued Importance of Fair Lending in the Age of Obama
Housing discrimination continues to plague the market, as does the myth that the housing crisis resulted from extending homeownership and home mortgage credit to historically underserved groups: minority families. Even with the Obama administration’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan and, within that, the Making Home Affordable program, minority groups continue to suffer ongoing discrimination and fair housing violations.