In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

A bipartisan duo of lawmakers in the Senate recently reintroduced a bill they previously collaborated on in 2023, aiming to bolster affordable housing programs and accessibility in rural areas. Sens.

The rule makes existing manufactured homes meeting specific criteria eligible for financing under the programs, according to an announcement issued by the RHS this week. The new rule also “reduces ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Rep. Zach Nunn (R - Iowa) and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D - Missouri) on Thursday unveiled the bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act. The bill aims to make it more accessible and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service has announced the opening of its Fiscal Year 2025 funding cycle for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) ...

Heather Colley and her two children moved four times over five years as they fled high rents in eastern Tennessee, which, like much of rural America, hasn’t been spared from soaring housing costs. A ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Third Congressional District Congressman Zach Nunn (R) was joined with Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D) to introduce a bill to revamp ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn has unveiled bipartisan legislation intended to preserve affordable housing and improve access to quality homes across rural Iowa. Standing outside a Habitat for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heather Colley, right, poses with her son, Michah, outside their home Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Talbott, Tenn. (AP Photo/George ...