Texas cities & counties now required to approve plats within 30 days
While cities were consumed with property tax and other preemption bills HB 3167 was passed in the 86th legislative session, requiring all cities and counties to respond to plat, site development plans, and subdivision plat applications within 30 days. If a city or...
Federal Housing Legislation of 2019 Status Update
The 116th U.S. Congress has filed several housing related bills during the first quarter of the congressional session. The need for affordable housing has become a top item for the Trump administration and a high priority for many legislators nationwide. Below is a...
Senate Committees Approve FY2020 Appropriations for Housing
The Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Committee approved the FY2020 appropriations bill for transportation infrastructure development, housing assistance, and community development. For HUD, this bill provides $56B, an...
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA): GSE Reform
Early September, the U.S. Treasury Department released the Housing Reform Plan, a 53-page proposal to end the federal conservatorship of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). This proposal is in response to President Trump’s presidential memorandum signed in late...
