People of color have historically faced systemic obstacles in access to homeownership, yet so many have still persevered to secureContinue Reading
A new CBS News/ New York Times poll shows: Most Americans think home ownership is an important part of theContinue Reading
Quote of the Day- “Well, the market didn’t really work, did it? And why should we be so wedded toContinue Reading
Last week HUD announced the details of their enforcement of the 18-month deadline for obligation of the first round ofContinue Reading
While lots of criticism from some TV commentators has been heaped on lower-income homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure,Continue Reading
Each one of the yellow squares represents a judicial mandated sale of property in San Antonio and Bexar County. Scary,Continue Reading
President Obama adopted a fighting stance against the financial services industry today in his weekly radio address. He promised thatContinue Reading
I have previously expressed concerns about how the new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) can be successfully implemented. I attended aContinue Reading
In an attempt to deal with the foreclosure crisis Congress has allocated substantial funding to cities, counties and states toContinue Reading
A collaboration between LISC and the Urban Institute has produced a data set with “foreclosure needs scores” within Community DevelopmentContinue Reading
The Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (TxLIHIS) applauds and endorses Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s proposal today for aContinue Reading
I was invited to testify today before the Texas Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee on the status of state programs toContinue Reading
The $700 billion bailout of Wall Street brought about by the subprime/ predatory mortgage debacle points out that there needsContinue Reading
While the country focuses on the plight of homeowners facing foreclosure, the plight of renters forced to move due toContinue Reading
One of the subprograms of greatest controversy within the major housing legislation passed by Congress on Saturday (HR 3221) isContinue Reading
I’m sorry if this makes me sound like an affordable housing hertic but this bothers me. NPR reports there areContinue Reading
View Dr. James Gaines presentation [it takes a couple minutes to begin playing] before the Texas House financial institutions committeeContinue Reading