by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jun 14, 2018 | Housing Finance
UPDATE Jun. 27, 2018: Secretary Ben Carson announced plans to release the final rule easing restriction on FHA loans for condominiums beginning in Sept. 2018. As the number of FHA-approved condominiums continues to decrease, congressional leaders call on HUD Secretary...
by C. Scott Canady | Jun 7, 2018 | Federal Advocacy, Housing Finance
More than 100 advocates met with 150 congressional offices and federal lawmakers to educate them about the community association housing model during CAI’s recent 2018 Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Attendees specifically pushed for reform of the Federal Housing...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 22, 2018 | Federal Advocacy, Housing Finance
Ten years and $187.5 billion ago, the federal government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What did we get for the effort and money? For one, American households had access to mortgage credit during the Great Recession. That alone was a remarkable success...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 3, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy, Housing Finance
There is nothing quite like walking the Halls of Congress on a sunny fall day in Washington, D.C. This week, there were hundreds of people visiting their Members of Congress talking about issues ranging from The Jones Act, Health Care to Disaster Recovery and beyond....
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 6, 2017 | Federal Advocacy, HAM Radio, Housing Finance
Welcome to 2017! CAI’s Government Affairs team has hit the ground running. By the end of this week, 19 state legislatures will convene and by the end of next week, nearly 40 state legislatures will be in session. Members of Congress have...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 29, 2016 | Housing Finance
There are approximately 145,000 to 155,000 condominium projects in the U.S., according to the Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR). As of October 2016, 9,866 condominiums—less than 7 percent of condominium projects nationwide—were Federal Housing...
