Nominations Solicited for National Historic Preservation Awards

By A. J. Johnson & Caitlin Jones
July 25, 2008 1 min read

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and HUD are soliciting nominations by 3/1/08 for the 2008 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Any project, agency, individual, or organization involved in historic preservation is eligible to receive the award. The award recognizes recipients for advancing historic preservation while providing affordable housing and/or expanded economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
(Details: http://www.huduser.org/research/nthp_awards_2008.pdf )

Breaking Ground

Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Minnesota Housing Commissioner and Incoming Chair of National Council of State Housing Agencies

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 10 min read

Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.

“Business as Usual”

Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future

Abram Mamet • December 1, 2024 9 min read

Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.

NCSHA Recognizes Stand-Out Affordable Housing Programs and Initiatives

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 7 min read

This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.