The Chappaqua Case: The Feds Muscle In on Local Zoning Laws

HUD has rewritten the definition of “fair housing.”

Howard Husock National Review 7/30/2015

Here’s a question for Hillary Clinton: Should a U.S. attorney threaten a county with more than $1 million in fines if it refuses to pressure local officials to approve a housing development?

The issue is not at all hypothetical. It’s front and […]

August 1st, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, federal funding, federal regulations, New York, Progressives, SCOTUS, Socialism, Texas | Comments are closed

Federal Housing Director Mel Watt stokes housing fear

Joseph Lawler The Washington Examiner 12/14/2014

The government’s top housing finance regulator set up a fight with House Republicans for early next year as he raised the political stakes surrounding mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt pleased affordable-housing advocates last week by directing the bailed-out mortgage businesses […]

December 14th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Banking and finance, Congress, Fannie Mae, federal funding, Freddie Mac, States | Comments are closed

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