HUD SAFE Act Responsibilities Proposed Rule to be Published in FR Tomorrow.

Look in tomorrow's /Tuesday Federal Register, an advance copy is available HERE (Link will not work after Monday).

In addition to establishing HUD’s responsibilities under the SAFE Act, through this rule, HUD proposes to clarify or interpret certain statutory provisions that pertain to the scope of the SAFE Act licensing requirements, and other requirements that pertain to the implementation, oversight, and enforcement responsibilities of the states.

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

Updated: HUD's Fall 2009 Semi Annual Regulatory Agenda Includes 60 Regulatory Actions.

Update: Link HERE is to HUD narrative about their regulatory priorities.

Semi Annual Regulatory Agenda was published about a week ago; as usual HUD provided little notice of publication. Semi Annual agenda provides recap of status of regulations, including completed and planned actions. Primary value for me has been to provide a roadmap of future actions, and sometimes a revelation that a rule has been published that I overlooked.

Links to details for each of the 60 regulatory actions are live in the PDF file I constructed HERE.

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

HUD, DOT, Etc. FY 2010 Appropriations Bill On Way to President for Signature.

Senate vote was Sunday afternoon.

Links from my prior post:

Document HERE should open to the HUD Section of the bill conference committee explanation.(Summary table of HUD amounts runs from PDF pages 283-296).

Actual legislative language is HERE, HUD Section starts at page 114, ends at page 212.

(Both conference report and bill links above include handwritten comments, mark outs etc. Eventually cleaner versions of both will appear at Thomas website for bill (H.R. 3288); link is HERE).

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

More Details on Amendment to Add Housing Trust Fund to Defense Appropriations, Including Project Based Vouchers.

Culled this from (Connecticut) Partnership for Strong Communities website HERE.

Amendment is HERE; would provide $1 Billion AND $65,000,000 for project based vouchers OR project based assistance.

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

Audio of Dec. 10th Portland Metro Council Consideration of Urban Growth Report, With Testimony.

I have created an edit of the Metro audio file from the Dec. 10th Council hearing. The discussion of the Urban Growth resolution begins at about 45 seconds into the MP3 audio file HERE. (File is 62 MB's).

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

NLIHC's Budget Chart for $46 Billion in FY 2010 HUD Appropriations Bill.

Bill still requires Senate action (which may occur this weekend), but NLIHC budget table is HERE.

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

New Loan Mod Report Shows 681 Loan Mods in Oregon During November

I have created a report which now has a table showing monthly changes as well as monthly tables with state totals and state share of all loan mods.

Three page PDF file is HERE, shows Oregon has a total of 8,241 mods through November, with 681 added during the month or about 22-23 a day.

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.