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Nominations are open for the 2025 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships! HUD, in partnership with the Council on Foundations, recognizes outstanding partnerships between philanthropic organizations and the public sector that have led to measurable benefits in housing and community development. The award specifically emphasizes the partnership process and its impact as a community strategy to increase the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents across all American geographies. The deadline to submit your nominations is February 7, 2025. For more information, visit #HUDUser: https://lnkd.in/emWZqvQK

The biennial World Urban Forum (WUF) is the world’s premier conference on urban issues hosted by the UN-Habitat branch of the United Nations. The most recent WUF was held in Cairo, Egypt, in November 2024, with 182 countries participating. HUD representatives participated in and attended numerous sessions and bilateral meetings to encourage ongoing information exchange and civil society participation in meeting the world’s developmental and urban needs. Read more on HUD User’s #PDREdge: https://lnkd.in/eZ28hA6V

#ICYMI: Video recordings of the 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase Educational Sessions are available on #HUDUser! Sessions featured dynamic discussions between leaders across the public, private, and government sectors, with a special focus on the cross-sector collaborations needed to seed and scale innovative approaches to creating more abundant, affordable, and sustainable housing for all Americans: https://lnkd.in/gr-_582Q

An important part of HUD’s mission is to build the evidence base for innovative construction technologies that can boost the affordable housing supply and lower costs for builders, homeowners, and renters nationwide. In the past year, HUD has published numerous studies on technologies that can improve a home’s livability, conducted field studies to learn how practitioners deliver innovations in their communities, and hosted the annual Innovative Housing Showcase in Washington, D.C. Moving forward, HUD can continue to support innovation by exploring how regulatory frameworks can be updated to better allow for innovative construction methods, continuing vital research and data-related activities, and convening relevant government entities to accelerate innovation uptake. Read more on HUD User’s #PDREdge: https://lnkd.in/eSCQz-Yp

Read this #HistoricalReport on #HUDUser: tinyurl.com/5n78tff3 #ThrowbackThursday

Nominations are open for the 2025 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation! The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), in partnership with HUD, recognizes developers, organizations, and agencies for their success in advancing the goals of #historic preservation while (1) providing affordable housing for low-and moderate-income families and individuals and (2) supporting community and/or economic development. Nominated projects or activities will be judged for the success they have achieved in preserving, rehabilitating, restoring, and interpreting our architectural and cultural heritage. Nominations are due January 22, 2025. Visit HUD User for more information: https://lnkd.in/ech2jA-R

On October 25, 2024, Fannie Mae and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia hosted an event, “Workshop on Changing Demographics and Housing Demand,” during which researchers shared new findings concerning the nation’s housing supply. Participants discussed how trends vary by geography and how the growing role of institutional investors in real estate has yielded efficiency-related cost benefits to many renters while creating challenges felt by homebuyers. Read more on HUD User’s #PDREdge: https://lnkd.in/ef9FKYhy

Nominations are open for the 2025 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation! The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), in partnership with HUD, recognizes developers, organizations, and agencies for their success in advancing the goals of #historic preservation while (1) providing affordable housing for low-and moderate-income families and individuals and (2) supporting community and/or economic development. Nominated projects or activities will be judged for the success they have achieved in preserving, rehabilitating, restoring, and interpreting our architectural and cultural heritage. Nominations are due January 22, 2025. Visit HUD User for more information: https://lnkd.in/ech2jA-R

The latest Housing Market Profiles for Longview, #Texas, and Winston-Salem, #NorthCarolina, are now available on #HUDUser. In the Longview metropolitan area, new home prices increased by 7 percent during the 12 months ending August 2024. During the same period, the average price for new homes in the Winston-Salem metropolitan area decreased 3 percent. Read the recently released reports here: https://lnkd.in/gFrUF9kS #HousingMarket

Housing Trivia Tuesday!