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Friday news roundup 11/22/13

50 years later, we remember the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Here President Kennedy meets with Dr. Robert Weaver in the Oval Office. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Dr. Weaver as Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. After the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 established HUD as a Cabinet-level agency, he was sworn in as HUD’s first Secretary. (From HUD's Facebook page) 50 years later, we remember the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Here President Kennedy meets with Dr. Robert Weaver in the Oval Office. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Dr. Weaver as Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. After the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 established HUD as a Cabinet-level agency, he was sworn in as HUD’s first Secretary.
(Credit: HUD's Facebook page)

CNN Money: Government reports drop in number of homeless

Journal of Housing and Community Development (via HUD's RAD page): Bright spots during the past year for preservation or replacement of the $100 billion public housing stock (PDF)

NLIHC: New reports on the effects of sequestration

Off the Charts: Replacing sequestration with equivalent ten-year savings makes sense

Orange County Register (via MetroTrends): There is not enough affordable rental housing

Rooflines: Housing recovery, but not for all

USA Today: Big drops in veteran, chronic homelessness