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Debate Over Private Mortgage Guaranty Divide Widens

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:47:00 -0400

Lawmakers seeking reform of the home mortgage market agree the government should not be the primary backer of the mortgage market, but they are wary about what should be developed to take its place.

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Study Bolsters HUD�s Campaign to Curb Housing Bias

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:16:00 -0400

Adding teeth to its concerted effort aimed at erasing discrimination in housing, HUD unveils a new housing survey of 28 metropolitan areas showing that, while bias continues, it is now relatively muted compared to the door-slamming rejections minorities e

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HUD Admits Grant Blunder

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:42:00 -0400

�We made a mistake!� The admission from HUD officials highlights an administrative snafu initiated by the department�s Community Planning & Development May 28.

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HRSA to Step Up Emphasis on Health Workforce

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:00 -0400

Mary Wakefield, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, tells a HHS advisory committee on primary care that its upcoming report on the health workforce might be may be "more significant report than at any other time in the life

**For more stories like this, go to Community Health Funding Report**

House Committee Approves Farm Bill

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:00 -0400

The House Agriculture Committee approves a farm bill that mainly reflects GOP priorities, despite support from ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN).

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Micro Housing Success Brings Problems

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:32:00 -0400

Micro-housing developers came to the Affordable Housing Conference in Bethesda, MD this year to promote their wares and air some of the difficulties accompanying the growing boomlet. The tiny apartments, meant to be affordable, have less than 400 square f

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Grants go for Capital Campaigns, Building Programs

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:30:00 -0400

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, mostly known for its grant-making to improve K-12 education, also funds a large number of grants supporting capital and building/renovation campaigns.

**For more stories like this, go to Children and Youth Funding Report**

Influential Report Offers College Prep Funding Fixes

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:17:00 -0400

A recent Brookings Institution event focused on improving higher education outcomes for low-income students and provided insights on improving efforts at the K-12 and higher education levels.

**For more stories like this, go to Federal and Foundation Assistance Monitor**

Quality Prospect Research Crucial to Refocusing Grant Searches

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

In today�s uncertain budget times, grant writing professional Glenda O'Neal offers tips on refocusing funding searches from federal funding programs to foundation offerings.

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As Housing Market Recovers, Investors Seen As Plus

info@cdpublications.com (CD Publications) — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:12:00 -0400

Bargain-hunting Wall Street investors buying foreclosed homes for conversion to temporary rental assets are unlikely to trigger another housing bubble when the homes are placed back on the sales market later. There are too few homes -- estimates hover at

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