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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The UMBS makes up 70 percent of the total MBS market in the US and was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to provide stability, liquidity, and resiliency in the US housing market. CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Eviction practices across subsidized housing in New York State

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The authors find evidence that average eviction filing rates were consistently higher in public housing than in other types of subsidized housing in the pre-pandemic period (2016-2019). This suggests that public housing agencies may rely on eviction filings as a rent collection strategy. Background and Context.

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Community Progress Calls on FHA to Improve Access to Rehab Mortgages

Center for Community Progress

On April 17, 2023, the Center for Community Progress submitted a response to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Rehabilitation Mortgages. Due to systemic inequities and discrimination in the housing market, homeownership is the primary contributor to the racial wealth gap.

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Don’t Wait to Modernize: A Q&A on Preparing for The MGT Reform Act

Government Technology Insider

While the bill remains stalled in the Senate after passing the House this summer, many industry players hope its strong bipartisan support and alignment with broader government efficiency goals will spur swift passage with the new administration. Aside from those high priorities, every agency should consider upgrading its technology.

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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How One Library Marketer Transformed a Library Website: See the Stunning Before and After!

Super Library Marketing

I went to a new concept charter school in downtown Winston Salem that was housed in the basement of an office building,” explains Megan. She ended up at the Natrona County Library in March of 2019, working as a part-time Children’s Librarian. “I In October of 2019, I stepped into my current role as head of Marketing and PR.”

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

A central finding of the review is that current research illustrates the importance of structural, or macro, causes of homelessness, and the need for policy responses that ameliorate high housing costs, low incomes, and income inequality. 2019 ; Collinson and Reed, 2017 ). 2021 ; Gubits et al.

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