Preston allocates $3.92 billion as part of Neighborhood Stabilization program to fight Foreclosure

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston on September 26th allocated a total of $3.92 billion to all states and particularly hard-hit areas trying to respond to the effects of high foreclosures. HUD’s new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) will provide emergency assistance to state and local governments to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight within their communities. The NSP provides grants to every state and certain local communities to purchase foreclosed or abandoned homes and to rehabilitate, resell, or redevelop these homes in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes.

HUD plans to host a national housing summit in Washington, DC on October 7-8, as well as a series of regional conferences to explain the details of this new program to governors, mayors, county executives and other State and local leaders.

“To those areas trying to recover from the effects of foreclosure and declining property values, help is on the way,” said Preston. “Clearly, the intent is to put this money to work in communities with the highest need and to have a meaningful impact. Now the real work begins and HUD stands ready to support these States and communities as they work to stabilize their neighborhoods.”

(Source: HUD)