Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Job Announcement Policy Analyst – Planner – Advocate – Outreach Qualifications: This full-time position…
Author: John Henneberger
I started my commitment to housing justice for people and communities with low incomes in 1975 in Austin's Clarksville community. These years of working side-by-side with dedicated community leaders to find solutions to housing and community development challenges have taught me some things and I’m learning new things every day.Job announcement: Galveston based housing policy analyst – planner – advocate – community outreach specialist
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Job Announcement Policy Analyst – Planner – Advocate – Community Outreach Specialist Qualifications: This…
Bo’s news clips: S TX housing shortage caused by the area’s oil and gas boom
As the nation prepares to cut budgets in light of the “fiscal cliff,” federal housing programs for poor households receive…
The Affordable Housing Crisis – NYTimes.com
The Affordable Housing Crisis – NYTimes.com. Today’s editorial in the NYT calls for renewed attention to the nation’s rental housing…
Bo’s news clips: “tiny people, building their tiny houses.”
As the economy slowly improves, persons pressed into crowded households are relocating to new units, but some stay in extended…
Bo’s housing clips: Improvements in national housing economy
A weak but slowly recovering housing industry become the rally point for the US economy as home equity improves to…
Notice at apartment complex targets young blacks – Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting on a notice found posted at a southwest Houston apartment complex warning residents to report…
Aunt Bertha points people to help
A colleague just pointed out an interesting new website designed to refer people needing help in a range of areas,…
Bo’s housing clips: Media focus remains on housing finance
Ever-so-slowly moving to reconcile screwing thousands of borrowers, big banks have completed about $22 billion in customer relief through September.…
HUD Secretary Donovan discusses fair housing with state housing coalitions
At a meeting this week HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan discussed HUD’s approach to fair housing with leaders of state low-income…
Bo’s housing clips: “The ones that do have cars are talking about sleeping in their cars.”
The plight of mortgage holders appears to have improved somewhat as delinquency rates decline. The priorities of those who overspend…
Map shows precinct results for Austin housing bond defeat
Last Tuesday the $78 million Austin housing bond proposition was narrowly rejected by the voters by a margin of 51.4%.…
Post election soul searching yields important insights but seldom change
The soul searching that follows presidential elections often produces some valuable insights. Too bad they are usually quickly forgotten and…
Once again recovery from a hurricane bypasses the poor
A New York Times editorial laments the type of government neglect that public housing residents in Texas know all too…
$78M Austin housing bond issue narrowly defeated; Houston passes $15M in housing bonds
The $78 million housing bond proposal by the City of Austin was narrowly rejected by voters Tuesday. The vote was 114,330…
Houston voters decide on housing bonds today
While Austin voters will decide today on $78,300,000 in bonds for housing, voters in Houston go to the polls to vote…
Houser Awards to be presented to five Texas housing leaders tomorrow
The Texas Houser Awards are tomorrow at noon at the Zilker Park Clubhouse in Austin. This year’s awards are to:…
Housing bonds before Austin voters today
Here is a background story from the Austin American-Statesman. From the City of Austin’s website: Ballot Language: The issuance of…
Bo’s housing clips: Austin police get tough on homeless; Arlington votes to waive taxes for expensive apartments
With high rollers coming to town to take in the F-1 hoopla, Austin police respond to downtown merchants who are…
2nd installment of ProPublica Fair Housing investigation details Westchester, NY problems
The second article in a major investigative series titled “Living Apart: Fair Housing in America” about HUD’s enforcement of fair housing…
Texas Housers Awards coming November 7
Each year the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service awards Texas individuals or organizations the Texas Houser Award. We recognize…
Bo’s housing news clips: Banks sued, offer refunds
Tuesday Report, October 30, 2012 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service In an attempt to pare…
Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law – ProPublica
Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law – ProPublica. Nikole Hannah-Jones of the news service Pro…
Bo’s housing news clips: Stunning fall in family net worth
The Census Bureau shakes out sad numbers from the Great Recession and finds that the housing bust accounts for most…
HUD Secretary Donovan discusses tension between place-based and mobility in housing
Secretary Donovan provides a thoughtful discussion of HUD’s direction in the tension between place based housing and mobility in the…
Bo’s housing news clips: Low mortgage rates does not mean more own homes
Some banks are not only too big to fail but they’re too big for cities to serve code violations on…
Bo’s housing news clips: causes and social repercussions of housing segregation
A cluster of reports and articles on NIMBY movements offer details on the causes and social repercussions of the continuing…
Bo McCarver’s housing news clips for May
DOJ receives rare praise in financial crisis cases By Aruna Viswanatha Reuters May 25, 2012 One part of the Justice…
Mitt Romney at private fundraiser: I might eliminate HUD – The Washington Post
The Washington Post reports on a statement made by Mitt Romney about HUD. “I’m going to take a lot of…
Bo’s housing news clips: Study finds zoning segregates lower-income students in lower-scoring schools.
A news analysis of Texas’ allocation of federal housing funds shows the process fosters continued segregation. Although the HUD programs…