Tag Archives: Housing And Urban Development

To Stem Losses, FHA Mortgages Get More Expensive

The federal agency that some credit with saving the housing market during the worst of the recent crash, may now be in need of taxpayer help itself. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which insures more than $1 trillion worth of … Continue reading →

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Affordable housing leader Carol Galante talks about the future of foreclosures

Carol Galante led affordable development firm Bridge Housing before President Barack Obama tapped her to serve in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Blanca Torres Reporter- San Francisco Business Times Email  | Twitter Carol Galante, who made her mark … Continue reading →

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Home Rentership Society

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article I spent this morning at a conference by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. They released a survey showing one in four renters, low and middle income, are spending more than … Continue reading →

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San Francisco public housing shouldn’t be left hopeless

It was 2007 when then-Mayor Gavin Newsom launched the ambitious Hope SF initiative, making a promise to the residents in eight of San Francisco’s most-dilapidated public housing projects that help was arriving. The unlivable conditions arising from years of underfunding … Continue reading →

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