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From. HUD's Office of Policy Development & Research:

From CapRadio:

A former Best Western motel has reopened in downtown Sacramento after being converted into permanent homeless housing, offering nearly 100 residents the chance at a fresh start. 

Sacramento Central Studios at H and 12th streets is the city’s third motel-conversion project funded by the state’s Homekey initiative and the first downtown. The others are in South Sacramento and Natomas, while Sacramento County recently approved two similar projects. 

From The Denverite:

The Denver Housing Authority is looking into new ways to increase the city’s housing stock. Its new apartment complex takes advantage of one option that’s been on the minds of Denverites: office-space conversions.

DHA announced last week that they renovated a former medical office building at 655 Broadway, turning the space into an affordable apartment building.

From the Housing Authority of Baltimore City's press release:

From Fox 19 News Cincinnati:

A new mixed-income development in Pendleton is now welcoming residents.

The ribbon on the Bennett Point housing project was cut Thursday after two years of construction.

“The impact of this grand opening is enormous. Let me say that again, the impact of this grand opening is enormous,” declared LaVerne Mitchell with Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority.

From the Santa Clara County Housing Authority's press release:

From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:

Leaders of the Columbus Housing Enterprise (CHE) and the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) announced today they have acquired Cabot Cove Apartments, a 288-unit multi-family affordable housing development located in Hilliard, for $21.6 million.

From the Victorville Daily Press:

The Housing Authority of San Bernardino County has purchased a multifamily apartment complex in Victorville, which it intends to transition into affordable housing.

The Mogharebi Group announced that it arranged the $8.5 million sale of the 60-unit multifamily Northport Apartment at 14243 Rodeo Drive, just east of Doris Davies Park.

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From the St. Thomas Source:

In 2008, when Robert Graham was appointed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to lead the Virgin Islands Housing Authority out of federal receivership, he arrived with decades of experience in public housing management and consulting.  Having racked up 33 years in the field, Graham will retire at the end of  December.

From the San Diego Housing Commission's press release:

After a nationwide search, the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego has appointed San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Lisa Jones to be SDHC’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. She becomes SDHC’s sixth leader in the agency’s nearly 45-year history, excluding those who served as interim President and CEO.