News Article
May 25, 2017
Financial Incentive Offered to Multifamily Borrowers Incorporating Healthy Design Features in Affordable Housing
Author/Publisher
Health, Healthy homes
WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) announced today its Healthy Housing Rewards™ initiative aimed at providing a financial incentive for borrowers who incorporate healthy design features for newly constructed or rehabilitated affordable multifamily rental properties. Healthy Housing Rewards is one of several partnerships that Fannie Mae is advancing as part of a corporate-wide effort called Sustainable Communities Partnerships and Innovation.
Financial Incentive Offered to Multifamily Borrowers Incorporating Healthy Design Features in Affordable Housing
News Article
Mar 2, 2017
Dr. Ben Carson becomes HUD Secretary with 58 to 41 vote in the Senate
Author/Publisher
Affordable Care Act, Funding, Health, Housing, Legislation & Policy
On March 2, 2017 the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by a 58 to 41 vote. Dr. Carson’s confirmation followed a relatively non-controversial nomination hearing in January and a straight-forward procedural vote in late February that advanced his nomination to the Senate floor.
Dr. Ben Carson becomes HUD Secretary with 58 to 41 vote in the Senate
News Article
Feb 21, 2017
Important but admittedly unsurprising results out of Philadelphia regarding health outcomes and gentrification. Both "white" and "black" gentrification led to poorer self-reported health status among residents of now-gentrified neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
Author/Publisher Richard Florida for CITYLAB
Community development, East Coast, Health, Housing, Metrics, Racial inequalities, Research
