Janneke Ratcliffe
@jannekeratcliffe.bsky.social
Vice President, Housing and Communities Division @urbaninstitute.bsky.social
The following piece from my Urban colleagues further illustrates how this will impact households: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
The Trump Administration Has Proposed $27 Billion in Cuts by Block Granting Housing Assistance. That Could Worsen the Housing Affordability Crisis.
The president’s budget proposed combining five federal housing assistance programs into one block grant—a move that would immediately and dramatically reduce the number of assisted households.
www.urban.org
June 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The following piece from my Urban colleagues further illustrates how this will impact households: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
(hint: places with lower density and less expensive housing) #housingsupply and #affordability, while also decreasing government revenue: www.urban.org/urban-wire/g...
Gutting the FHA Will Decrease Housing Market Efficiency and Hurt Borrowers
Expected staffing cuts of at least 40 percent at the Federal Housing Administration risk hurting borrowers, reducing lender liquidity, and making a strong, profitable government program inefficient.
www.urban.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
(hint: places with lower density and less expensive housing) #housingsupply and #affordability, while also decreasing government revenue: www.urban.org/urban-wire/g...
For more on our analysis on the housing market's impact on older adults, visit www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...
America’s Housing Market Is Failing Older Adults
As the US population ages, more older adults are facing severe cost burdens, with limited ability to move or maintain their homes.
www.urban.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
For more on our analysis on the housing market's impact on older adults, visit www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...
This presentation reflects a recent Urban report by the same title. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Recapitalizing the GSEs through Administrative Action
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, collectively known as the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), have been in conservatorship since 2008. There was a movement during the first Trump administration to gi...
www.urban.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This presentation reflects a recent Urban report by the same title. www.urban.org/research/pub...