- Archived Testimony of Prof. Brian Gilmore before the House Subcommitte on Housing and community OpportunityIf you missed Professor Brian Gilmore’s testimony as one of the witnesses before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity hearing regarding the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 476), you may click link above.
If you would like to view Prof. Gilmore’s testimony in particular, it begins approximately 1 hour and 8 minutes into the hearing and he answers some questions approximately 6 minutes later.
H.R. 476, the Housing Fairness Act of 2009, is a bill sponsored by Rep. Al Green, (D-Texas 9th District). The bill authorizes $20 million annually for HUD to administer a nationwide testing program to measure patters of adverse treatment based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability or national origins in rentals, real estate sales, and lending practices. January 20, 2010
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- Earl A. Barthé, a Master of Plaster, Dies at 87Mr. Barthé, who died on Jan. 11 at the age of 87, created cornices, friezes and ceiling medallions whose character and workmanship drew recognition from the Smithsonian and the National Endowment for the Arts. And when Hurricane Katrina flooded his home, shop and the city he loved, Mr. Barthé deployed his skills to help reassemble interiors, whether it was a Bourbon Street restaurant or a Ninth Ward shotgun shack. February 2, 2010
- Want a Loan Modification? Bring DocumentsHomeowners applying for mortgage modifications will soon have to provide paperwork upfront showing that they qualify. The new documentation process is aimed at getting homeowners more rapidly into permanent modifications with lower monthly payments. To accept homeowners into the program, many lenders accepted borrowers by taking proof of income over the phone. Getting the documentation needed to get into a permanent modification then took time, lengthening the process.Under the change, homeowners will provide the documentation upfront. January 29, 2010
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