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Five candidates emerge for Biden’s HUD secretary
Though President Donald Trump has yet to concede the election, pundits are already speculating about the makeup of Joe...
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HUD Secretary Carson tests positive for Covid
Ben Carson, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has tested positive for coronavirus. The...
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CoreLogic’s screening algorithm may have discriminated against renters: lawsuit
A federal lawsuit can proceed against a screening company used by a landlord to weed out tenants, a move...
NYCHA tenants say they were duped into RNC video appearance
New York City public housing residents say Lynne Patton tricked them into appearing in a video that aired at...
HUD shortchanged New York on relief funds: advocates
To Ben Carson, New York and Florida’s needs are the same. The secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing...
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Trump suspends HUD evictions, foreclosures amid coronavirus pandemic
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development will suspend all of its foreclosures...
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“Rich people are going to get richer anyway”: HUD Secretary Ben Carson dismisses concerns that Opportunity Zones will only benefit rich people
Ben Carson is well aware of the complaints directed at federal Opportunity Zones, and how the tax incentive program meant to boost struggling communities...
Private developer’s NYCHA project in Mott Haven lands $79M in financing
A NYCHA program’s supportive housing project in the Bronx has landed more than $79 million in financing. The money...
NYCHA’s new monitor has some very interesting political ties
The federal government has tapped Bart Schwartz, chairman of powerful and influential investigations firm Guidepost Solutions, to monitor the...
De Blasio and Carson ink new deal for NYCHA oversight
Housing Secretary Ben Carson visited New York Thursday to announce a new federal monitor for NYCHA, the city’s public...