New Updates on The Edge

Message from PD&R Leadership:
Elaine Ng, Region 9 Economic and Market Analysis Field Director, Discusses Housing Market Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the leadership message, PD&R's new field director for the Economic and Market Analysis Division (EMAD) in Region 9, Elaine Ng, introduces herself and discusses housing market trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ng describes her background and the role of field economists working in EMAD, and summarizes the behavior of the national housing and rental markets since the onset of the pandemic.

In Practice:
Intergenerational Affordable Housing for LGBT Youth and Seniors in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is headquartered at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus, which co-locates the center's administrative, program, and housing functions. The campus' two permanent housing developments, both completed in 2021, are the 25-unit Michaeljohn Horne & Thomas Eugene Jones Youth Housing building and the 98-unit Ariadne Getty Foundation Senior Housing Complex. The center also has a 100-bed homeless shelter, where individuals can stay for up to 18 months.

International & Philanthropic:
HUD's Role in U.S. Climate Action Agenda
HUD has published a Climate Action Plan to reduce the agency's energy and carbon footprint. The plan rests on three principles: mitigation, adaptation, and environmental justice. To implement the plan, HUD has established the Climate and Environmental Justice Council. Moving forward, hud.gov/climate will be the hub for HUD's climate work. Next year, in November 2022, participating nations will reconvene for the United Nations Council of the Parties conference to further discuss their efforts toward limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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