Tariff whiplash and HUD cuts could cripple affordable housing development

HUD cuts might hamper government efforts to stop housing discrimination

The Trump administration’s cuts to fair housing funding have prompted concerns about the ability to enforce civil rights laws and help people find affordable housing.

COMMENTARY: The roadmap for easing Clark County’s housing crunch

Balancing the need for affordable housing and economic development with vital conservation efforts.

Tariff whiplash and HUD cuts could cripple affordable housing development

rblfmr // Shutterstock Tariff whiplash and HUD cuts could cripple affordable housing development President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign goods have affordable housing developers staring down the barrel of a gun. Not only have existing tariffs on steel, aluminum, lumber, home appliances, and other construction materials prompted fears of a recession, but threats of new tariffs have made an already-hurting housing market much more unc…

DEVELOPMENT: Five years in, is Mandatory Housing Affordability doing what it was expected to?

By Anne Higuera Reporting for West Seattle Blog Six years into the city’s efforts to have developers help meet the need for affordable housing, things aren’t turning out exactly as expected. Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) laws, which the City Council unanimously made citywide in 2019, were supposed to both provide more income-restricted units in market-rate buildings, and fund the construction of additional low-income housing. W…

HUD moves to kill public housing assistance for ‘sanctuary’ cities & states? : Indybay

Convicted felon President Donald J. Trump with new HUD Secretary Scott Turner, before Scott Turner became the latest HUD Secretary and Trump loyalist at HUD: