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Partners leading the work on the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response released new resources last week to provide guidance for homelessness systems on leveraging funding from the…

The IRS issued Notice 2020-53 on July 1 providing COVID-19-related guidance impacting owners and residents of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments. The notice addresses various deadlines for…

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on June 29 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will allow mortgage servicers to extend forbearance agreements for up to an additional…

NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 29. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) spoke about the “Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act,”…

National Updates  Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on June 29, urging him…

The House passed H.R. 2, the “Moving Forward Act,” by a vote of 233-188 on the afternoon of July 1. The Act was introduced by House Democrats on June 18 and included the “Housing is infrastructure…

The House Appropriations subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will meet on Wednesday, July 8at 11 am ET to vote on their spending bill for the 2021…

The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a campaign partner of Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign, released a new analysis entitled “Housing is a Racial Justice Crisis.” CDF…

Save the date (August 26 at 4-5 pm ET) for a virtual celebration of the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Bill Faith, Jennifer Leimaile Ho, and Shauna Sorrells. These exceptional leaders will…

TAG: Our Homes, Our Votes Keywords: Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, webinar, Third Thursdays at Three, Thursdays, obstacles, voting, overcoming Explore “The Challenge of Voting While Homeless” during…

HUD published on June 19 its Worst Case Housing Needs: 2019 Report to Congress, showing that 7.7 million unassisted very low-income renter households in America spend more than half of their income…

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that details changes in renter households and affordability from 2001 to 2017. The report, As More Households Rent, the Poorest Face…