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Volume 1, Issue 6, 2001   Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Section 8 Vouchers Make Home-Ownership Dreams a Reality

Since March 2001, the Waco Housing Authority has moved four families out of apartments and into houses under the Section 8 home-ownership option program. WHA is currently working to place 38 other families in new homes. For low-income working families that qualify, the new Section 8 rules offer an opportunity to realize the dream of home ownership. Read more »

Overview of the Section 8 Home-Ownership Option

The Section 8 home-ownership option program promotes affordable housing for low-income families by allowing them to apply their rental vouchers toward purchase of a home. Roman Palomares, deputy director of HUD's Office of Public Housing in Fort Worth, Texas, answers questions on how the program works. Read more »

Fast Facts: Financing Home Ownership with Section 8 Vouchers

An example of how Section 8 vouchers can help a working family with an annual income of $13,404 purchase a home. Read more »

News & Events

  • On December 19, 2001, the Federal Reserve Board issued a rule amending Regulation C, which says that banks with less than $32 million in assets are not required to collect HMDA data during 2002. The previous limit had been $31 million. Read more Off-site page
  • Beginning December 20, 2001, banks, credit unions, loan funds and community development groups can apply to be certified as a "community development entity" —the first step in applying for New Markets Tax Credits. Guidelines Off-site page
  • The Section 8 home-ownership program final rules were issued on Sept. 12, 2000. Read the executive summary Off-site page or the complete regulation PDF document.
  • Dallas Affordable Housing Coalition's annual Housing Summit will be held Feb. 5, 2002, at the Dallas Convention Center. Featured speaker is the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston. For details, call Jennifer Hawthorne at (214) 828-4391. More information PDF document
  • Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's 2002 Community Reinvestment Conference is scheduled for Jan. 30–Feb. 1. Read more Off-site page
  • Fifth National CDFI Institute, "CDFIs Making an Impact," will be held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24–25, 2002.
  • The latest issue of Banking and Community Perspectives will be in your mailbox soon.This issue focuses on affordable housing and features articles on faith-based housing development and NIMBYism.
  • Call for papers. The Federal Reserve System conference on "Sustainable Community Development: What Works, What Doesn't and Why" will be held in Washington, D.C., March 27–28, 2003. Individuals interested in presenting research should submit a completed paper, abstract or proposal by April 22, 2002. Read more Off-site page

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