The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "HUD" ...
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Using CAR for covering housing foreclosures
At the 2007 CAR Conference, Jill Reipenhoff and Geoff Dutton shared various sources of information useful for investigations about home foreclosures. Some of the sources include the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, county auditors, and the National Delinquency Survey. The authors also share some examples of their own analysis on the topic.
Tags: property law; eviction; landlords; mortgage; real estate; data analysis; HUD; assessment
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Following the Money after a Disaster
Buettner walks us through how story about the federal money given to New York after 9/11. He discusses the agencies he investigated and the sorts of data he analyzed to find out where the money was going. The data he discusses includes contract data, grant data, SBA Disaster Loans, and FEMA grants. Buettner discusses how he found and used each type of data. At the end of the tipsheet, he shares the results of his investigation.
Tags: September 11; federal government; state government; relief efforts; emergency services; public health; public safety; housing and urban development; HUD
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Reporting on Property and Housing Issues
This tipsheet is a guide to using property and housing documents in your reporting. It discusses the information found in various documents, such as deeds of trust, delinquent property records, and business licenses. It also offers advice on how to use the HUD database to aid in your reporting.
Tags: housing; urban development; property tax; tax records; real estate
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Predatory Lending
Predatory lending is "not just abusive lending; it's abusive mortgage lending. And it's been happening for decades but grown in recent years as investors' tastes for high-risk mortgages have grown." Includes tips on how to figure out if predatory lending is happening in your community and what is being done about the problem.
Tags: housing; Department of Housing and Urban Development; HUD; neighborhoods; banks; state regulators; foreclosure data; poor credit histories; lending reputation; ACORN
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Covering the Redevelopment of Public Housing
Rogal urges reporters not to believe the hype about public housing redevelopment in America's cities. For those who are willing to look beneath the surface, he provides several sources: Web sites, books about public housing; and experts from around the country (including their phone numbers). He also provides a thumbnail sketch on the issue of public housing redevelopment that may help reporters looking for some direction.
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Land Sharks: A primer in real estate records
This handout contains some valuable sources to use while investigating housing issues.
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The Baltimore Sun Housing Investigations Tipsheet: 1993 - 2000
This tipsheet contains tips and includes a chart to help reporters interested in covering housing issues.
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A Blight on the Cities
Laszewski and Roberts explain how The Pioneer Press investigated housing inspectors. The tipsheet contains a list of documents, sources and computer tools that were used.
Tags: housing; housing inspectors; HUD
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Tipsheet No: 700
This packet includes information on how to cover corruption in America's public housing projects. Rodrique's handout focuses on discrimination in HUD projects in East rural Texas while Haner offers sample articles from the Baltimore Sun focusing on the poor state of housing in Baltimore. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org.
Tags: 37 pgs.
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Tipsheet No: 698
This handout covers how to investigate Indian country and HUD's tribal housing program. The handout includes lists of helpful resources compiled by the Seattle Times Pulitzer-winning team of investigative reporters. The handout also contains a printout from the Tribal and Housing Authority Directory. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org.
Tags: 50 pgs.