Update: HUD’s Public Inspection Scores
Last week we pointed to HUD’s release of 2009 Physical Inspection Scores for subsidized properties. Eric Dexheimer at the AustinContinue Reading
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HUD fails 14 percent of Texas subsidized properties inspected in physical inspections
Back in 2008 we presented data on physical inspection scores of subsidized housing in Texas. HUD has updated this datasetContinue Reading
HUD OIG subpoenas three Texas lenders
The HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued subpoenas to 15 companies on Tuesday, including three Texas lenders. TheContinue Reading
City of Austin runs online survey on housing need
The City of Austin is seeking public input to help focus its affordable housing finance programs, including the use ofContinue Reading
Weatherization–a slow start for Texas may not be all bad news
The Dallas Morning News ran a story Sunday (here) regarding Texas’s slow start to the Weatherization Assistance Program. The storyContinue Reading
USDA Rural Development housing programs would be improved through more open government
Last week Peter Orszag, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo called the “OpenContinue Reading
Department of Energy IG: Recovery Act “has strained existing resources” at the Department
The Inspector General at the Department of Energy[1] released a report Monday warning that the Recovery Act energy funding “representsContinue Reading
TDHCA: Trying to make the best of a bad LIHTC thing
One of the Recovery Act programs we’re watching is the Housing Tax Credit Exchange program, a program supporting the productionContinue Reading
Recovery Act Reporting Milestone
Last Friday was a major milestone in the extensive reporting requirements of the Recovery Act. Recovery.gov released the first roundContinue Reading
3 important policy questions for expanded $327m Texas Weatherization Assistance Program
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in Texas Another housing program expanded by the 2009 Recovery Act was the Weatherization Assistance ProgramContinue Reading