September 13, 2011, will mark the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike making landfall along the upper Texas coast. Residents of…
Category: Subsidized Housing
All posts related to subsidized housing, be it public housing, tax credits, Section 8 housing, and more, can be found under this category.
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 7-26-2011
As the clock ticks down on dealing with the nation’s debt ceiling, nervous investors speculate on impact the political resolution…
Dallas pregnant woman reportedly trampled, others injured in rush for housing vouchers
Bo McCarver’s housing news clips posted on this blog this week has a story from the AP headlined, “Early morning…
HUD Secretary Donovan’s letter to PHAs about accepting ex-offenders
I commented earlier on HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan‘s letter to public housing authorities asking them to reconsider their policies on…
HUD: Ex-inmates need help to stay off streets in Houston | Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle ran a thoughtful story today about the difficult problem facing people coming out of jail trying to…
Preview of new HUD GIS mapping tool shows promise and potential
You have to hand it to the CPD staff of HUD. They are doing some really interesting and useful things…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 7-19-2011
Mortgage companies are finding that sleazy habits are hard to break as robo-signings continue. Federal regulators have seen no change…
HUD pointedly directs Galveston to rebuild its public housing
In an unusual joint letter to Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, three top HUD leaders told Galveston to move forward to rebuild…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 7-12-2011
Tuesday Report, July 12, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service More corporate sleaze oozed into the…
What really impedes progress in Texas colonias?
A story in today’s Texas Tribune and the Texas edition of the New York Times presents a sad and confused picture…
Wait gets longer for public housing in Galveston | Houston Chronicle
There is an interesting and sobering story about rebuilding Galveston public housing that ran in today’s Houston Chronicle. The story…
Effect of Elected Official Letters on the 2011 LIHTC Round
Abstract: Letters written by Texas State Representatives and Senators regarding the development of low income housing in the state had…
Opportunity to tame public corruption lost in veto of TDHCA Sunset bill
When Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed the TDHCA Sunset Bill a week or so ago one thing that was lost…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 6-28-2011
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac undergo more scrutiny as it is discovered that almost 100 possible foreclosure fraud cases were…
Conference committee strikes anti-NIMBY provisions from TDHCA legislation, continues agency 2 years
The Texas House/Senate Conference Committee on SB 1 has reached agreement to extend the life of the Texas Department of…
The racism of New Berlin is growing in Galveston
We noted yesterday the United States Department of Justice brought suit alleging the City of New Berlin, Wisconsin had violated the…
Feds Sue Wisconsin town for NIMBY Opposition to LIHTC Development
Its been a busy week at the Justice Department on the fair housing front. After yesterday’s legal action petitioning to…
Analysis: Governor Perry’s veto of Texas Department of Housing
On Friday Governor Perry vetoed the “Sunset Bill” for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) that would…
NLIHC Newsletter for Renters, Residents and Tenants
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has just released the second issue of Tenant Talk, a newsletter for low income…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 6-14-2011
Tuesday Report, June 14, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Mortgage lenders are whining at new…
Galveston housing authority director resigns
The Galveston County Daily News is reporting Galveston Housing Authority Executive Director Harish Krishnarao resigned effective immediately during an executive…
Section 8 Waitlists In Texas
Previously here at Texas Houser’s, we noted the Dallas Housing Authority lost 13,000 applications to its Section 8 program. Under…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 5-31-2011
Tuesday Report, May 31, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Home prices continue to freefall as…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 5-24-2011
Tuesday Report, May 24, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service In Texas, Galveston disaster recovery continues…
Thoughts on the Washington Post Investigation of the HOME Program
5/20 update: HUD has posted a more detailed response to the WP article that includes an re-analysis of the entire…
John Henneberger Testimony at TDHCA Board Meeting on Disaster Recovery Housing Programs
John Henneberger, a Co-Director of the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, spoke at the May 5, 2011 board meeting…
Texas NSP Program Audit
The Internal Auditing Division of the Texas Department of Community Affairs released a report last week on TDHCA’s Neighborhood Stabilization…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 4-8-2011
Tuesday Report, April 5, 2010 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service New mortgage rules that make banks…
Dallas Housing Vouchers – Extreme Need and Error
Yesterday The Dallas Housing Authority opened its waiting list for its Housing Choice Voucher program for the first time in…
It’s NIMBY Time…Again
“We realize that not all residents of an affordable housing development will, by default, be criminals. However, we are also…