Hunger and Homelessness: Funding Distribution for Key Programs
What GAO Found Five key federal programs can provide food or housing assistance to those experiencing or at risk of homelessness: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care...
View ArticleFederal Housing Finance Agency: Improvements Needed in Controls over...
What GAO Found During its audits of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) fiscal year 2023 consolidated financial statements, GAO identified several deficiencies in FHFA’s internal controls....
View ArticleRental Housing: Information on Institutional Investment in Single-Family Homes
What GAO Found Large “institutional” investors emerged in the wake of the 2007–2009 financial crisis, bulk-purchasing foreclosed homes at auction and converting them into rental housing. Aided by...
View ArticleEmergency Rental Assistance: Treasury Should Improve Data Completeness and...
What GAO Found The Department of the Treasury administers the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program, which provides about $47 billion to tribal, state, territorial, and certain local governments...
View ArticleHUD Rental Assistance: Improved Guidance and Oversight Needed for Utility...
What GAO Found The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides rental assistance to low-income households, including through the Housing Choice Voucher (voucher) and Public Housing...
View ArticlePriority Open Recommendations: Department of Housing and Urban Development
What GAO Found In May 2023, GAO identified 11 priority recommendations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since then, HUD implemented two of those recommendations. First, HUD...
View ArticleRental Housing: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Assistance to...
What GAO Found Most housing providers (45 of 60) in GAO's nongeneralizable sample adopted emergency transfer plans for relocating victims of domestic violence or sexual assault (survivors), as required...
View ArticleHomelessness: Supportive Services Provided by Federal Programs
What GAO Found The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program funds supportive services that help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness obtain or...
View ArticleRural Development: Actions Needed to Improve Assistance to Southwest Border...
What GAO Found Colonias—predominately rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border—face a range of economic, infrastructure, and environmental challenges. For example, regions with colonias...
View ArticleHomelessness: Actions to Help Better Address Older Adults' Housing and Health...
What GAO Found About 138,000 older adults (aged 55 and older) experienced homelessness on a single night in 2023, according to Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates. These adults often...
View ArticleMilitary Housing: DOD Should Address Critical Supply and Affordability...
What GAO Found The Department of Defense (DOD) does not use its housing assessments to identify a comprehensive list of areas where service members and their families are most severely affected by...
View ArticleFinancial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's FY 2024 and FY 2023...
What GAO Found GAO found (1) the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, are presented fairly, in all material...
View ArticleFederal Housing Finance Agency: Improvements Needed in Certain Internal...
What GAO Found During GAO's audits of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) fiscal year 2024 financial statements, GAO identified deficiencies in FHFA's internal controls. Although these control...
View ArticlePriority Open Recommendations: Department of Housing and Urban Development
What GAO Found In June 2024, GAO identified 11 priority recommendations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since then, HUD implemented two of those recommendations. First, HUD...
View ArticleChief Information Officer Open Recommendations: Department of Housing and...
What GAO Found In June 2025, GAO identified 19 open recommendations under the purview of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) from previously issued...
View ArticleRental Housing: Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology
What GAO Found Property technology broadly refers to the use of software, digital platforms, and other digital tools used in the housing market. Property owners and renters use these technologies for...
View ArticleProperty Technology for Homebuying: Products Present Benefits and Risks Amid...
What GAO Found Property technology encompasses a wide range of digital tools used in real estate and is used in nearly every phase of the homebuying process. Selected Property Technology Products Used...
View ArticleHomelessness: Agency Actions Could Improve Data on Shelter Program Use
What GAO Found The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reports national estimates of the number and characteristics of people using homeless shelters. These estimates are based on data...
View ArticleFinancial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's FY 2025 Financial Statements
What GAO Found GAO found (1) the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, are presented fairly, in all material respects, in...
View ArticleNonbank Mortgage Companies: Ginnie Mae and FHFA Could Enhance Financial...
What GAO Found Over the past decade, housing finance increasingly relied on nonbank mortgage companies (nondepository institutions specializing in mortgage lending). Nonbanks now originate and service...
View ArticleRental Housing: Institutional Investor Ownership of Single-Family Rental Homes
What GAO Found Large institutional investors with access to cash or low-cost financing purchased foreclosed single-family homes in bulk across the country following the 2007–2009 financial crisis,...
View ArticleFlood Risk Mitigation: Reducing Fiscal Exposure and Improving Affordability
What GAO Found The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers three primary programs that mitigate flood risk for properties insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). A small...
View ArticleVeteran Homelessness Programs: Opportunities to Improve Data Collection and...
What GAO Found The Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) jointly operate the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Veterans experiencing...
View ArticleHomeowners Insurance: Premiums Generally Tracked Inflation but Rose More in...
What GAO Found In recent years, while homeowners insurance premiums increased slightly nationwide, premiums grew more rapidly in certain areas of the country. Premiums as a percentage of 2023 median...
View ArticleFederal Housing Finance Agency: Improvements Needed in Controls over...
What GAO Found During GAO’s audits of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) fiscal year 2025 financial statements, GAO identified a deficiency in FHFA’s controls over its review of its financial...
View ArticleHurricane Maria: Mortgage Performance in Puerto Rico
Why This Matters In September 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Puerto Rico, causing billions of dollars in damage to its housing, infrastructure, and economy. Paths of Hurricanes Irma and Maria...
View ArticleRural Housing: Weaknesses in Data Quality and Use Limit HUD’s Ability to...
What GAO Found Service coordinators employed by owners or managers of affordable housing link residents to supportive services, such as health care, meals, and transportation. Comprehensive data on...
View ArticlePriority Open Recommendations: Department of Housing and Urban Development
What GAO Found In May 2025, GAO identified nine priority recommendations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since then, HUD has not implemented these recommendations. In June...
View ArticleFederal Home Loan Banks: Role in Providing Liquidity and Actions Related to...
What GAO Found The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System is a government-sponsored enterprise that consists of 11 federally chartered FHLBanks that support liquidity in the financial system by making...
View ArticleState Department: Standards for Overseas Housing Need Review
What GAO Found The Department of State last updated its standards for overseas housing space in 1991, according to State officials. Those standards may no longer align with State’s goal of providing...
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