Sunday disaster recovery update
Housing-related disaster response updates:
- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is circulating a housing stock survey at HUD's request. The Conference is also advising mayors of cities housing disaster victims that their states should seek emergency declarations from the President.
- In USDA's posted recovery summary: the housing paragraph mentions a possible six-month moratorium on mortgage payments. Unclear if this applies to multifamily mortgages. The National Finance Center is recovering.
- Housing authorities: Salt Lake City ... Muskogee ... Chattanooga ... per PHADA, the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) "has canceled all active solicitations." As of this writing, HANO's own site is still down. As of this writing there were no Google News results for Mirza Negron Morales, who was appointed in July to serve as the sole member of the board of directors for HANO. HANO has been under HUD's direct control since 2001.
- Economic picture: Investors buying building materials stocks ... David Lynd: long-term Gulf Coast rental housing shortage likely ... NAHB Katrina economic impact study.
- Banking institutions: FDIC (many resources here) ... Office of Thrift Supervision ... National Credit Union Administration ... Treasury Secretary Snow's Sept. 2 statement.
- The National Multi Housing Council site is continuing to add advice and ways to help.
- The NAACP is organizing relief with the political MoveOn group, black churches, et al. Katrina.louisiana.gov is now linking to the MoveOn hurricanehousing.org site and also shareyourhome.org.... Craigslist is helping to make connections.
- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is circulating a housing stock survey at HUD's request. The Conference is also advising mayors of cities housing disaster victims that their states should seek emergency declarations from the President.
- In USDA's posted recovery summary: the housing paragraph mentions a possible six-month moratorium on mortgage payments. Unclear if this applies to multifamily mortgages. The National Finance Center is recovering.
- Housing authorities: Salt Lake City ... Muskogee ... Chattanooga ... per PHADA, the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) "has canceled all active solicitations." As of this writing, HANO's own site is still down. As of this writing there were no Google News results for Mirza Negron Morales, who was appointed in July to serve as the sole member of the board of directors for HANO. HANO has been under HUD's direct control since 2001.
- Economic picture: Investors buying building materials stocks ... David Lynd: long-term Gulf Coast rental housing shortage likely ... NAHB Katrina economic impact study.
- Banking institutions: FDIC (many resources here) ... Office of Thrift Supervision ... National Credit Union Administration ... Treasury Secretary Snow's Sept. 2 statement.
- The National Multi Housing Council site is continuing to add advice and ways to help.
- The NAACP is organizing relief with the political MoveOn group, black churches, et al. Katrina.louisiana.gov is now linking to the MoveOn hurricanehousing.org site and also shareyourhome.org.... Craigslist is helping to make connections.
posted by Martha Bridegam at 12:24 PM
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