Rural communities face unique challenges when dealing with the affordable housing crisis. Because development does not generally occur at a large scales in rural areas, construction costs are often higher in rural communities compared to urban areas, which reduces the incentives for private investment. Additionally, a lack of access to credit in many rural areas limits funding for maintenance of existing units.
NLIHC works with our state and national partners to advocate for increased funding for USDA and HUD programs, particularly those that provide funding to non-profits that support the creation of affordable housing.
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September 20, 2021
Freddie Mac Announces Tenant Protections for Future Manufactured Housing Community Transactions
Freddie Mac announced on September 13 that, effective immediately, all future manufactured housing community transactions will include new tenant protections that exceed current state and local requirements.
According to the announcement, Freddie Mac will now require the following tenant…
Lawmakers, advocates, and residents urged improvements to the quality and affordability of manufactured housing communities (MHCs). MHAction, a national organization and movement of manufactured home community residents from across the U.S. held a webinar to announce the release of a new report…
February 22, 2021
Message from the Editorial Board 12-1
Dear Readers, The year 2020 was a challenging one, to say the least. In March, most of the world went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, due to unenforced protocols, a lacking social safety net, and government incompetence, nearly 500,000 people in America have died from the…
December 7, 2020
Rural Housing Service Sends Letter on VAWA Compliance to Multi-Family Housing Program Staff
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued on November 23 an Unnumbered Letter providing guidance to RHS Multi-Family Housing program staff on complying with the housing provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA provides legal rights…