Report shows that rising rents put affordability further out of reach for low-wage workers
Washington, DC – NLIHC released today its annual report, Out of Reach 2022: The High Cost of Housing,…
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “Priced Out: The State of Housing in America,” on July 21. Witnesses included Dr. Lawrence Yun (National Association…
Washington, D.C. – Homelessness is one of our country’s most urgent, tragic, and solvable crises, but for too long Congress has failed to act. NLIHC appreciates Chairmans Brown and Smith’s…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee held a hearing, “Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis,” on July 13. Witnesses included Dr. Elora Lee…
Upcoming hearings on housing, homelessness, and disaster recovery have been announced by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee; the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs…
Housing Policy Debate has published a paper, “Housing Affordability and Economic Growth,” examining how housing affordability impacts economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). The…
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s (HFSC) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on June 28, “Where Have All the Houses Gone? Private Equity, Single Family Rentals,…
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services approved three bills addressing affordable housing on June 22: the “Grandfamily Housing Act” (H.R.3111), the “Housing Fairness Act” (H.R.68), and the “…
Every year, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) releases the State of the Nation’s Housing, a report that presents data on the country’s housing market, demographic trends,…
A new paper published in Sociological Spectrum, “Renting Under Racial Capitalism: Residential Segregation and Rent Exploitation in the United States,” examines the relationship between rent…
New resources show how states and localities are leveraging State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to address affordable housing and homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing…
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) released a new report on April 1, “Housing for the Golden Years: Trends, Gaps, and Solutions for Older Americans.” The report…