HUD

HUD officials outlined a number of key changes to its manufactured housing programs including eliminating the chassis requirement.

The department's move is the latest HUD decision aligning with the Trump administration's deregulatory strategy that targets many ESG programs.

The decision to relocate HUD headquarters comes after its current location had been included on a Trump administration cost-cutting list earlier this year.

The department's head pointed out that manufactured housing is the most affordable non-subsidized option for building homes.

The National Fair Housing Alliance accuses the department of using inaccurate statistics to justify deep cuts to fair housing programs

Like the current HUD secretary, Andrew Hughes holds close ties to former department head Ben Carson, actively supporting his past presidential ambitions.

As the Trump Administration looks for savings in the bloated federal housing complex, the most obvious opportunity is to return defaulted assets to the private sector, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

A Bloomberg report alleges the regulator's own attorneys are raising alarm over a potential increase in fraud, corruption and other predatory practices.

The regulator has postponed the building code in question, but is otherwise battling the challenge raised during the Biden administration.

A proposed 2026 budget would eliminate two programs that are key to increasing the supply of affordable housing, a consortium of elected leaders said.