Fact of the Week: Change in Median Net Household Wealth by Race/Ethnicity 1999-2013
Source: Herbert, C. E., McCue, D. T., Sanchez-Moyano, R. (2016). Update on Homeownership Wealth Trajectories Through the Housing Boom and Bust. Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Retrieved…
Colorado Legislators Address Important Housing Issues
The 2016 Colorado State Legislative session underway for nearly two months is addressing a number of important affordable housing issues supported by advocates led by Housing Colorado, an NLIHC State…
March 1 Webinar on Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
A webinar on Tuesday, March 1 at 2:00pm ET will discuss solutions for helping formerly incarcerated people re-enter into their communities. The Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN) of the…
March 8 Webinar on Family Unification and Family Self Sufficiency
On March 8, the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) will host a webinar on HUD’s Family Unification Program (FUP) and the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Demonstration program authorized in the…
NLIHC Accepting Applications for Summer Internships
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
Diane Yentel Named New NLIHC President and CEO
The Board of Directors of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has named veteran affordable housing policy expert and advocate Diane Yentel the Coalition’s new President and CEO. She…
NLIHC Estimates of NHTF Allocations for 2016
Based on their annual 10K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the week of February 15, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac together will transfer $186.6 million to the Federal…
FHFA Director Mel Watt Urges Congress to Pass Meaningful Housing Finance Reform
Speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center on February 18, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt again urged Congress to pass meaningful housing finance reform to end the uncertainty…
House Budget Resolution Debate Continues
Congress returns from its Presidents’ Day recess on February 23. The House of Representatives will continue its debate about whether or not there will be an FY17 budget resolution and what it will…
Deadline Extended to Feb. 29 to Sign Letter Supporting THUD Funding
Advocates for transportation, housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide the highest possible funding for the Transportation, Housing and…
Hillary Clinton Releases Plan to Address Affordable Rental Housing
On February 12, Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released her “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda,” a sweeping economic plan that includes several proposals…