NHC Open House Blog

Open House is a new blog launched on August 13, 2008 that is developed and maintained by the National Housing Conference, the United Voice for Housing. Our blog focuses on the most current and critical issues in the affordable housing community.

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  • Added Oct 2, 2008
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Nov 19
New $500 Million Goldman Sachs “10,000 Small Businesses” Initiative Addresses Rising U.S. Unemployment that is Fueling the Foreclosure Crisis : Statement by Conrad EganPresident and CEO of the National Housing Conference"We applaud Goldman Sachs for the launch of their new ‘10,000 Small Businesses’ initiative – a $500 million investment in jo...
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Nov 19
NeighborWorks Partners to Help Combat Mortgage Loan Modification Scammers : Today's Columbus Dispatch highlights a new, nationwide initiative led by NHC Housing Leadership Support Program Partner NeighborWorks America to combat scammers preying on homeowners seeking mortgage...
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Nov 18
Guest Blogger Judy Jacobson: Making NSP Effective : When Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) first said that he’d advance legislation to stabilize neighborhoods through the acquisition of foreclosed properties, those of us in Massachusetts working on this...
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Nov 17
Live at the Forum: The Impacts of High Housing and Transportation Costs in the San Francisco Bay Area : This Thursday, November 19 from 2-4 p.m., the Center for Housing Policy will host its next "Live at the Forum" event to learn more about a new report from the Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center...
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Nov 16
WSJ Letter-to-the-Editor: FHA Will Not Need to Ask the American Taxpayer for Assistance, Agency's Role is Integral to the Housing Recovery : On November 5, NHC President and CEO Conrad Egan submitted the below Letter-to-the-Editor to the Wall Street Journal in response to an article entitled, "FHA Digging Out After Loans Sour." "In recent...
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Nov 13
Guest Blogger Alan Mallach: The Investors Are Back – What Does This Mean for Neighborhood Stabilization? : The large-scale movement of investors back into the real estate market has become a major issue in a lot of cities trying to implement strategies under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)....
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Nov 12
FHA Audit Finds No Need for Taxpayer Support, Toll of Crisis on Agency’s Reserves Illustrates Its Pivotal Recovery Role : Statement by Conrad EganPresident and CEO of the National Housing Conference"The Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) annual audit released today confirms that with $31 billion in total reserves the...
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Nov 12
Part I of II: Guest Blogger Paul Graziano - HOPE VI and Beyond, The Baltimore Experience : In the recently published From Despair to Hope, Secretary Henry Cisneros recalls his visit to Lexington Terrace in Baltimore, where he and then Mayor Kurt Schmoke were urged by the police not to enter...
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Nov 10
Recession's Effect on FHA, Agency Backed by Full Faith of Treasury Department : Today's Washington Post includes an article on the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) soon-to-be-released annual audit, which, according to FHA Commissioner David H....
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Nov 6
HUD Secretary Donovan to Keynote Prestigious NYHC and NHC 36th Annual Awards Luncheon : On December 10, U.S....
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Nov 4
New Report Finds the Average Bay Area Household Spends Nearly 60 Percent of Their Income on Housing and Transportation Costs Alone : Bay Area Burden, a new report released today by the ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing finds that the average Bay Area household spends more than $41,000 a year - nearly 60 percent of their...
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Nov 3
Live at the Forum: Subsidized Housing Opportunities Near Transit for the 50+ Population : Tomorrow, November 4, NHC’s research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, will host its next two-part "Live at the Forum" event, which will feature a new report from the AARP Public Policy Instit...
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Nov 2
Saving Our Neighborhoods With A Better NSP : Two years ago, we in the housing and community development field, began to notice the negative impacts of a sharp rise in foreclosures and vacancies in neighborhoods....
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Oct 29
New Home Sales Take Dive Despite Recent Stabilization in Housing Sector : Despite news of recent stabilization in the housing sector, the Commerce Department released data yesterday revealing a tumble in new home sales....
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Oct 27
Guest Blogger Sharon Price: Reflecting on Rhode Island's Creative and Effective Use of NSP Funds : Across the country, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grantees and their partners are busy implementing their programs—working with mortgage servicers to purchase properties and with local part...
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