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Federal Housing Agency Launches Probe

  By Rebecca Elliott Photo: Houston Housing Authority   Opponents of the Houston Housing Authority's mixed-income complex at 2640 Fountain View say the site is inappropriate for an affordable housing project. Mayor Sylvester Turner's opposition to a...

Texas Court Dismisses Disparate Impact Lawsuit

Filed in Home Building, Legal by NAHB Now on September 14, 2016 • 0 Comments A Texas court has dismissed a Fair Housing Act case, saying that the statistics that indicated “disparate impact” aren’t enough to prove that the housing authority’s policies are flawed....

Revitalizing Texas communities, bond by bond

Like any good opportunity, as soon as the boom begins, skeptics try to predict the bust.  Despite economic factors such as the drop in oil prices, the Texas housing market has continued its momentum over the past several years. According to news outlets, the main...

SENATE HEARING ON THE ICP V. TDHCA SUIT

  Inclusive Communities Project v. TDHCA Ruling (11:54) Chair Lucio laid out interim charge #5. Michael Lyttle, TDHCA, testified. Mr. Lyttle said the commissioner was not available due to his wife having surgery, but that Mr. Eccles was available from the OAG...

Obama Signs Key Housing Legislation into Law on August 1, 2016

FROM NAHB: Filed in Capitol Hill, Multifamily Architectural details of modern apartment building.President Obama on July 29 signed into law legislation that includes many NAHB-supported bipartisan fixes to HUD programs. The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization...

The Houston PACE Program is Operational

  It's Official: The Houston PACE Program is Operational Under an agreement executed on July 12 between The City of Houston and the Texas PACE Authority Commercial, industrial and large multifamily properties in the City of Houston and its territorial...

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