House Financial Services Committee Advances Three Housing Bills to Address Housing Affordability and Fire Safety
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 “…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Releases 2022 State of the Nation’s Housing Report
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,…
New Study Links Rent Exploitation to Racial Segregation
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…
NLIHC Releases New Report, Database, and Interactive Map on Housing Investments Made with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
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…
Senator Scott Releases Report on Affordable, Accessible Housing for Older Adults
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…
New Report Released on Unspent Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, How They Should be Reallocated, and Outstanding Need
A descriptive summary of emergency rental assistance spending (ERA) trends, Treasury Department reallocation, disparities between grantees’ remaining ERA funds and their outstanding need WASHINGTON…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel to Join White House Event on Advancing Equity through the American Rescue Plan
NLIHC supports the long-term implementation of emergency rental assistance for the lowest-income and most underserved communities. What: National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) President and…
Only 8% of ZIP Codes in the Most Populous Metro Areas Are Affordable to Low-Income Renter Households
The National Equity Atlas released a report, “The Shrinking Geography of Opportunity in Metro America,” demonstrating the extent to which affordable housing in high-opportunity neighborhoods has…
NLIHC Statement on President Biden's Housing Supply Action Plan
Washington, D.C. – President Biden released today a comprehensive plan to address a central driver of inflation – the rising cost of rent and the severe shortage of homes affordable and…
Join Today’s (May 9) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!
Join today’s (May 9) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. We will provide updates on the reconciliation bill, the FY2023 funding bill, and the “Eviction Crisis Act” and discuss how…
Certain Inclusionary Zone Characteristics are Associated with Higher Production of Affordable Units
An article in the Journal of the American Planning Association, “Examining the Effects of Policy Design on Affordable Unit Production Under Inclusionary Zoning Policies,” examines the relationship…