House Financial Services Committee considers draft bill that would provide $2.5 billion to support housing...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
The House Financial Services Committee considered a draft bill Wednesday that would provide $2.5 billion for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program. The funding also would be able to...
California lawmaker working to garner support for additional funding of Section 202 Housing for the Elderly...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2021
Last week, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, began circulating a sign-on letter to her House colleagues in support of strong rental assistance funding...
Shipping containers show promise as affordable senior living solution
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Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
Modified shipping containers may be part of the wave of the future when it comes to middle-market and affordable senior living, according to a webinar discussion earlier this month among gerontology students...
COVID-19 may force positive changes, improved outcomes in senior living
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Amy Novotney
Aug 21, 2020
Over the past decade, design trends have been pushing a more progressive, upbeat vision of senior living, one that encourages more independence and social connectivity. Yet the deadly impact of the coronavirus...
House passes two bills supporting affordable seniors housing
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Amy Novotney
Jul 06, 2020
Affordable senior housing received a strong boost of support from the House last week as lawmakers passed two pieces of legislation: the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 and the Moving...
HUD implements multifamily mortgage payment relief during pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2020
As a result of the ongoing global pandemic, the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week introduced new mortgage payment relief guidance under the CARES Act. The measure targets borrowers...