Historic Redlining Practices Continue to Negatively Impact Community Health Risks
By Katie Renzi, NLIHC Research Intern A recent article published in the International Journal of Justice and Sustainability examines the enduring impact of historic redlining practices on…
Researchers Publish First Descriptive Analysis of Right to Counsel Programs in the United States
A recently published article in Housing Policy Debate, “A Descriptive Analysis of Tenant Right to Counsel Law and Praxis 2017–2024,” provides the first comprehensive description of state and local…
NLIHC Gap Report Finds Shortage of 7.1 Million Affordable and Available Homes for Extremely Low-Income Renters
NLIHC released the latest version of its annual report “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes” on March 13. The report finds that the lowest income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of 7.1…
NLIHC Releases The Gap 2025: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
Report reveals a national shortage of 7.1 million homes affordable and available for extremely low-income rentersWashington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released today…
National Housing Preservation Database Updated to Include National Housing Trust Fund
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released an update to the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD). For the first time, the update includes data on over…
Alliance for Housing Justice and Poverty & Race Research Action Council Release New Toolkit for State-Level LIHTC Advocacy
The Alliance for Housing Justice (AHJ) and the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) have released “Moving LIHTC Towards Social Housing,” a toolkit for advocates working for tenant-…
Households of Color in Largest U.S. Cities Disproportionately Impacted by Lack of Access to Running Water
A recent article in Nature Cities, “Urban Inequality, the Housing Crisis, and Deteriorating Water Access in US Cities,” discusses how ongoing systemic inequities continue to impede hundreds of…
Report Finds Emergency Declaration for Los Angeles Wildfires Was Followed by Rent Gouging
A recent report demonstrates how some landlords and real estate agents raised rents beyond legal limits to capitalize on the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which have destroyed more than 5,000 homes…
Study Observes Clear Housing Policy Preferences among U.S. Adults
A new article in Social Sciences Research Network (SRRN), “What State Housing Policies Do Voters Want? Evidence from a Platform Choice Experiment,” explores national perceptions about the efficacy of…
NLIHC and PAHRC Report Finds Growing Preservation Challenges for Federally Assisted Housing Stock
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released a jointly authored report, Picture of Preservation 2024, on December 3. As with previous editions of the report…
NLIHC and PAHRC Release Joint Report Finding Growing Preservation Challenges for Federally Assisted Housing Stock
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released today Picture of Preservation 2024. The report analyzes data from the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD)…