Airbnb activated Sunday its Disaster Response Program to aid Puerto Ricans forced to evacuate from their homes in connection to Hurricane Irma as well as relief workers arriving to provide assistance, the company announced.
The Puerto Rico Department of Housing and housing developer McCormack Baron Salazar Inc. announced the closing of some $41.3 million in financing for what they call “the next major milestone in Puerto Rico’s affordable housing transformation effort.”
USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah announced Thursday grants to preserve and repair affordable housing for very-low and low-income families living in rural areas.