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Housing Crisis: Widespread discrimination; little taste for enforcement

June 17, 2013

A nationwide survey reveals, again, that minorities face racism in the housing market. But HUD, again, chooses not to punish the offenders.

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac move up on Congress’s to-do list

June 16, 2013

Congress and the administration are starting to get serious about tackling the dilemma of what should replace the taxpayer-owned mortgage finance giants.

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Push on foreclosure review

June 16, 2013

Consumer advocates are pushing federal banking regulators to release more details about an abandoned review of past foreclosure abuses.

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Public housing in short supply in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

June 9, 2013

Waiting time could be years; most city wait lists closed.

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Central PA begins to feel the pain inflicted by the mindless federal sequester

June 9, 2013

The mindless budget cuts from the sequester are beginning to bite just as the nation's finances are starting to look better.

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Fannie and Freddie Should be making statutorily required contributions to the National Housing Trust Fund

June 9, 2013

Once funded, the National Housing Trust Fund will begin to address the nationwide shortage of 7.1 million rental units that are affordable and available to the poorest households.

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Richest 20 percent get half the overall savings from U.S. tax breaks, CBO says

June 3, 2013

The 10 largest breaks in the U.S. tax code will save taxpayers more than $900 billion this year, with a little more than half the benefits flowing to the richest 20 percent of households.

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Why States Are Using Welfare to Pay for Housing

June 3, 2013

States are leveraging welfare cash assistance to keep an aggressive anti-homelessness initiative started with one-time stimulus funds.

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The importance of restoring confidence in homeownership

May 31, 2013

A new campaign named Home Matters aims to unite America around the essential role that home plays as the bedrock for thriving lives, communities and a stronger nation.

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