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Tag: Housing news

Texas cities and counties may lose up to $103M in emergency rent relief if they fail to act before March 31

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 4, 2022

Texas Housers issues an urgent plea to government officials in certain Texas cities and counties to act immediately before they…

Tags: emergency rent assistance, evictions, Housing news, rent relief, Texas

Bo’s clips: The news media is reporting fair housing stories for a change

News Clips•by John Henneberger•Posted December 3, 2013

Segregated housing remains in America well into the 21st Century despite Fair Housing Laws. The separation of people of color…

Tags: Fair housing, Housing news, news clips

Bo’s clips: In booming Midland, new class of homeless workers mass in camps with cars, trucks parked among tents

News Clips•by John Henneberger•Posted November 27, 2013

In this week’s Bo’s news clips: In booming Midland, a new class of homeless workers mass in camps where cars…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s clips: The H+T (Housing + Transportation) index better measures true cost

News Clips•by John Henneberger•Posted November 23, 2013

An updated metric for affordability  by HUD and the U.S. DOT calculates the costs of commuting to jobs and services…

Tags: Affordable housing, Housing news, Transportation

Bo’s clips: Fort Worth’s new urbanist approach works downtown but struggles in poor, minority neighborhood

News Clips•by John Henneberger•Posted November 12, 2013

Uneven road to renewal: Fort Worth debates success of urban villages By Cathy Hirst       Fort Worth Star-Telegram   …

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: GSE Accounting

News Clips•by •Posted August 20, 2013

The president declares an end to the housing collapse and calls for shutting down Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Fannie and Freddie in the Black

News Clips•by •Posted August 13, 2013

An improved housing market puts Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back in the black and generating enough profit to repay…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Housing Discrimination Persists

National issues, News Clips•by •Posted June 18, 2013

Race continues to be a barrier to housing for people of color in the US with African-Americans encountering the greatest…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Wall Street Buyers

News Clips•by •Posted June 11, 2013

The housing industry’s spike in sales is largely fueled by speculating corporations with idyll bucks to invest. The typical deal…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Unequal Recovery

News Clips•by •Posted June 4, 2013

The Federal Reserve has released a new report that asserts the nation has yet to recover from the recession. While…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Suburban Poverty Grows

News Clips•by •Posted May 21, 2013

A new Brookings Institute study says America’s poor are increasingly pushed out into the suburbs where the costs of living…

Tags: Housing news, suburban poverty

Bo’s Clips: Homeownership and Labor Mobility

News Clips•by •Posted May 14, 2013

The “American Dream” of homeownership is challenged by a new study that links high rates of unemployment to high rates…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Continuing mortgage servicing abuses

News Clips•by •Posted May 7, 2013

While the housing industry slowly recovers, New York’ attorney general is suing big banks for continuing to scam borrowers. The…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Minorities Pay More for Homes

News Clips•by •Posted April 30, 2013

Racial inequities in US housing ownership continue as a new report shows minorities pay more for their homes and are…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Wall Street Betting on Single Family

News Clips•by •Posted April 23, 2013

As the housing recovery stalls, big banks move in to grab the bargains, leaving low-income buyers languishing. Market analysts speculate…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Houston Looks for Work Force Housing

News Clips•by •Posted April 16, 2013

Houston planners are proposing to develop more work force housing for middle income households inside the inner loop. The mayor…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Texas Lemon Law for Homes Focuses on Veterans

News Clips•by •Posted April 9, 2013

Fueled by record-low interest rates, housing sales surge beyond supply and send builders scrambling to restart and expand their operations.…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Dallas Council Member Blames Plano for Dallas Homeless

News Clips•by •Posted April 2, 2013

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac begin to make write-downs on troubled mortgages as they post a 2012 profit of $17.2…

Tags: Dallas, Dwaine Caraway, Homeless, Housing news

Bo’s Clips: Mortgage Credit Easing

News Clips•by •Posted March 26, 2013

Home builders now rush to respond to a surging market as nationwide sales rise 7.3 percent in the last year.…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Speculators Sweep Available Rentals

News Clips•by •Posted March 19, 2013

As the housing market slowly improves, some banks are buying huge tracts of foreclosed houses and renting them in hope…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Ft Worth Voids Housing Vouchers

News Clips•by •Posted March 12, 2013

The reality of federal cuts hit the poor first with HUD preparing to cut 100,000 Section 8 vouchers nationwide. Anticipating…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Not Enough Available Rental Housing

News Clips•by •Posted March 5, 2013

A sluggish US economy bodes for tighter pocketbooks that preclude down payments on mortgages. As an alternative, many young Americans…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Austin Density Bonus Dispute

News Clips•by •Posted February 26, 2013

Key indicators from the housing area suggest that the economy is improving for the average American: almost two million Americans…

Tags: Austin, Density bonus, Housing news, Inclusionary housing

Bo’s News Clips: Ratings Agency Overhaul Stalled

News Clips•by •Posted February 12, 2013

Ratings agencies: “can’t live with them and can’t live without them.” Federal efforts to penalize and reform Wall Street rating…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: DOJ sues S&P

News Clips•by •Posted February 5, 2013

As the housing industry slowly recovers, another suit is filed by the Justice Department for business malpractices that fueled the…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Foreclosures are unfinished business

News Clips•by •Posted January 29, 2013

As critics blast the Obama Administration for neglecting foreclosed homeowners, Fannie and Freddie Mac begin to forgive some homeowners who…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Housing for West Texas Shale Workers

News Clips•by •Posted January 22, 2013

As the US home building rebounds, West Texas prepares for a huge production in housing units to accommodate workers extracting…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Fannie Mae Deal Criticized

News Clips•by •Posted January 15, 2013

The deal cut between the Fannie Mae and Bank of America has come under attack by Public Citizen as too…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s News Clips: Foreclosure Settlement

News Clips•by •Posted January 9, 2013

Ten major banks are settling with the Federal Reserve to repay bilked borrowers $5.2 billion in direct assistance. The settlement…

Tags: Housing news

Bo’s news clips: More affordable housing for Austin’s Mueller community

News Clips•by John Henneberger•Posted December 25, 2012

The rigging of an international lending rate may have cost Fannie and Freddie Mac $3 billion in borrowing costs. While…

Tags: Housing news

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