Former head of program to help low-income people with housing pleads guilty in RICO scheme

It was a series of guilty pleas in DeKalb County court in an elaborate scheme designed to steal tax dollars intended to help ...

As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It

Under Bill Pulte, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have pulled away from efforts to help low-income people buy homes.
Forbes

Congress May Expand The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. But Why?

The House-passed Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 would expand the largest federal subsidy program for construction of affordable housing, called the Low-Income Housing Tax ...
Time

The History of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit—And How it Could Improve Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

An affordable housing development under construction in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. An affordable housing development under construction in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Deb Cohn-Orbach—Universal ...
The Root on MSN

Here’s How Trump-Era Cuts Are Undermining Programs That Serve Black Communities

In 2024, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) secured $1.5 billion in capital, $2.6 billion in contracts, and more ...
Multi-Housing News

Middle-Income Housing Is Vanishing. What Can Be Done?

Policy expert Tia Boatman-Patterson discusses the urgent need for stakeholders to work closer together, particularly in such high-cost states as California. In a period marked by escalating housing ...