September 4, 2012

Help After Isaac

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HUD is doing everything it can to help folks in need after Hurricane Isaac.  After President Obama’s issuance of a disaster declaration for certain counties and parishes in Mississippi and Louisiana HUD Secretary Donovan announced that HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to those two states. HUD also put together local disaster relief and emergency [...]

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June 14, 2012

A Fixer-Upper

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When I bought my house it was definitely a “fixer-upper”.  Literally the first thing my mother said to me upon seeing it from the outside for the first time was “please tell me that isn’t your house”.  It was.  I didn’t mind all the hard work it took to fix the place up and I [...]

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March 16, 2012

Spring is in the Air

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Spring has arrived, and even if it is a little early I doubt anyone will be complaining!  Now is a good time to do some routine maintenance on your house: Check your roofing and shingles for any damage from ice or snow Replace the batteries in your smoke detector Clean your gutters Replace the filters [...]

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January 18, 2011

HUD.gov Launches New, Interactive Blog – the HUDdle

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Helen Savoye Minor, Web Manager, Office of Public Affairs We are so excited to roll out this new blog, The HUDdle, and to continue to reach out like we never have before!  Our new blog is way more interactive and has loads of cool stuff.  One big difference is that we’ve made it so much [...]

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