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September 2009 - FEATURES

SPECIAL FOCUS >>The HUD Leadership

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan has stepped into office during a full-scale housing crisis. He talks about his new team and the challenges ahead, including establishing a balanced housing policy and modernizing the FHA. “I believe changing the way FHA does business is essential to stabilizing our housing markets and our economy in the long run,” he says. (Cover photo by Zaid Hamid)

The Industry’s Next Generation

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE recognizes its 2009 Young Leaders for what they have achieved and the promise they hold for the future.

Henriquez Becomes Assistant Secretary for Public Housing *Online Exclusive

Also in this Issue

• New Directions
• Groups Agree to LIHTC Stimulus Plan
• Citi Brings $1 Billion to the Tax Credit Market
• Grapevine
• HUD No Longer a Dud
• The Buzz
• L.A. Ranked Meanest to the Homeless
• Sweeping Public Housing Needs Study Gets Under Way
• Westchester Agrees to Add Housing in Landmark Settlement
• People
• Pop Quiz *Web Extra
• Housing Policy
• HUD May Get More Money
• Finance
• Hopes Ride on Strong Second Half
• Hagan Sees Hopeful Signs
• Turning Away from Fannie Mae
• Regional Report: Southeast
• Life Goes On
• Regional Report: Nationwide
• Green Scene
• Turning Blight into Sustainability