WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 23, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — In advance of a meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Maurice Jones, Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-05) wrote HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan calling for the expansion of the Minneapolis Multi-family housing office. HUD announced on April 30th that the Minneapolis multi-family field office staff would be relocated as part of a nationwide consolidation. In response, Rep. Ellison organized a meeting with Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04) Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones and Marie Head, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multi-Family Housing.
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“This office has proven that it is a model for the nation, with high rates of success, innovation, and specialized expertise,” Rep. Ellison wrote. “Instead of closing the successful Minneapolis HUD Multi-family housing field office, it should be the foundation for a newly restructured Multi-family program in order to enable HUD to meet its stated goals.”
The Minneapolis HUD office is one of the most productive in the country. It was recently highlighted by the White House as an model of funding affordable housing. The office has helped develop more than 6,000 units a year with foreclosure rates that are half that of the rest of the country.
