Property ownership not the same as residency
Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident.
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, May 4th, 2018
Other funds available too
"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
— PolitiFact New York on Friday, March 23rd, 2018
It's fallen almost yearly since 2004
"Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."
— PolitiFact National on Monday, December 11th, 2017
More than 1 million perhaps
"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."
— PolitiFact Texas on Friday, December 8th, 2017
The filibuster that wasn't
Says Hillary Clinton "filibustered legislation to reform" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
A flubbed talking point
"You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials."
— PolitiFact National on Friday, February 26th, 2016
Millionaires can rest easy
"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, December 14th, 2014
Inflated factoid ignores most long-term homeless
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, November 23rd, 2014
Two different bills on two separate subjects
Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.
— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, October 24th, 2014
Latest count shows that number is 4 times too high
"You have 200,000 to 400,000 military veterans on the street in this country on any given day."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
He meant per month, not per year
Under a proposed bill, a $100,000 home’s flood insurance premium would be "maybe $200 or $300 annually."
— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
List tracked surges in white residents
"78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."
— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Ryan budget proposes increase, just not as much as Obama
U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports "cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
Fallacious foreclosure factoid
"Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Try over three years
Says "We do about 300 investigations a year into housing discrimination and in recent years have put about $150,000 of damages into the pockets of individuals who have been treated unfairly."
— PolitiFact Oregon on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
No such requirement
Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house.
— PolitiFact National on Thursday, July 21st, 2011
It's the exception, not the rule
The city’s 30 percent set aside for affordable housing in urban renewal areas is calculated citywide -- not district by district
— PolitiFact Oregon on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
A record for Beaverton, but sadly not for Oregon
Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon.
— PolitiFact Oregon on Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Farmers, put down those pitchforks
Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl.
— PolitiFact Oregon on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010