Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 17, 2022

Only the General Assembly is authorized to create property tax exemptions, and when that legislative body creates exemptions they must apply uniformly across the state. One idea proposed by housing advocates is to modify the “circuit breaker” residential tax exclusion so that it benefits more taxpayers.

Laws 40

Laws Local Government Housing Legislation 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. As a result, the search for ideas to increase the usage of MH has been building given the critical affordable housing shortage that has grown for many reasons over at least the last decade.

Housing 59

Housing Advocacy Government Development 59

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition to housing issues, many tenants have been left unemployed either temporarily or permanently due to damage or destruction of businesses. Such assistance is in part meant to deter further displacement and loss of housing following a natural disaster. The rental of residential housing is an act that affects commerce.

Housing 40

Housing Accountability Public Policy Security 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. This could significantly increase affordability, especially for FTHBs, and make housing transactions generally more cost-effective for both buyers and sellers. 3 In the modern era, U.S. labor force of 168 million.

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Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation 101

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 22, 2024

Introduction In April, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially solicited public comment on a proposal from Freddie Mac, one of the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) it oversees, to begin a pilot program to finance closed-end second (CES) mortgages. It seems clear it would not.

Housing 59

Housing Elected Officials Legislation Public Policy 59

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In non-emergency situations, local government housing loans are authorized “only when the planning, construction, and financing of residential housing is not otherwise available to ‘persons and families of low income’” due to “the inability of private enterprise and investment, without assistance, to meet that need.” 29, 49, 50 (1970).

Local Government 40

Local Government Government Housing Laws 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), has been very prominently in the news lately. The changes then became the subject of hearings and legislation in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to reverse the changes.

Government 52

Government Housing Implementation Legislation 52

Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Later, Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas, R-Midland, determined Brown’s comments “violated the decorum of the House”, said Ari Adler, spokesman for the Republican majority. Image: Washington Post. Following the *audacity* that Rep. Brown used a biological, anatomical, even “medical” [gasp!]

Legislation 52

Legislation Elected Officials Leadership Housing 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

The possibility of a GSE conservatorship exit has sparked considerable media attention, particularly in housing and mortgage industry circles. Is the not-yet-nominated director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) the key to conservatorship exit? Separately, Trump II has the ability to directly reshape GSE mortgage policies.

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Legislation Housing Campaign Voting 69

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. But the fact is that Congress does have the final authority on approving local legislation, even though the DC Home Rule Act of 1973 pretty much created local control of local governance.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Legislation Voting Laws 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This means the current administration has the power to make changes in GSE mortgage programs and policies that could materially impact large numbers of current and prospective homeowners, as well as the mortgage and housing industries. First, the White House can tell the FHFA what to do in as much detail as it chooses.

Housing 52

Housing Legislation Policy Objective Implementation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 15, 2022

The "affordability problem" is a function of lack of housing supply. Now that half of all US households are one person, and the population is more than double what it was in 1960, those restrictions aren't working (" Understanding DC's housing market "). Fareed Zakaria (" Forget pronouns.

Housing 52

Housing Legislation Government Development 52

Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

Some Republicans may balk at some details, but the major thrusts replicate those in budgets the House has passed ever since Republicans gained control in 2010. If the House and Senate can then agree on a resolution, the actual spending and/or tax cuts need only a majority vote in the Senate. Government 101 than perhaps any of you need.

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Budgeting Advocacy Housing Voting 40