Fort Worth wants affordable housing and could have it, if the city strongly rejects NIMBY pitfalls
In late June 2020, Fort Worth City Council voted against a zoning change that would have likely secured tax creditContinue Reading
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Episode 20: A Look At RAD Conversion
In 2012, Congress authorized some public housing agencies to convert units from their original federally-funded public housing developments to project-based Section 8Continue Reading
HUD is giving Fort Worth an Envision Center when its at-risk neighborhoods need a clear vision for their fraught future
“Housing assistance should be more than just putting a roof over someone’s head,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson told a FortContinue Reading
Fort Worth fair housing assessment shines light on community opposition to low-income housing
“If there is a cancer in the city, do not cut it out and replant it in another part ofContinue Reading
We have a job opening to steer our new Northwest Texas office
We are excited to announce that Texas Housers is setting up a new Northwest Texas office in Fort Worth toContinue Reading
Its not just what Fannie Mae did, its also about what it didn’t do
Let me first admit that I have not yet read the book but I plan to over the next severalContinue Reading
Fort Worth housing fund crisis shows need for more public oversight
Once again the lack of oversight of a city housing department leads to waste and abuse and puts the federalContinue Reading