FHFA Releases Summary of Tenant Protection Comments
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a summary of thousands of responses it received after issuing a Request for Input (RFI) concerning how the agency can create and enforce renter…
Representatives Cleaver and Luetkemeyer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Rural Housing Programs
Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced the “Rural Housing Services Reform Act” in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 14. The bill – a companion to…
House Financial Services Committee Announces Hearing on HUD and FHA Oversight
U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced that a full committee hearing, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (…
Join Today’s (1/8) “Tenant Talk Live” to Discuss 2024 Community Agreements
NLIHC will host the year’s first session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a meeting with and for renter and resident leaders – today, January 8, at 6 pm ET. During the meeting, NLIHC staff will lead a…
NLIHC Joins Disability Justice Advocates in Push against Displacement of People with Disabilities and Low-Income Households after 2023 Maui Fires
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition has signed on to a letter drafted by the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies and seven additional disability justice organizations…
NLIHC and DHRC Call for Halt to Evictions of Previously Unhoused Disaster Survivors from Transitional Shelter
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on January 5 to Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Red Cross Executive Director Gail J. McGovern on behalf of the…
OSAH Campaign Partner Children’s HealthWatch Publishes Article on “Rent Relief Act 2023”
Children’s HealthWatch (CHW) – an Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign partner – has published a new article in support of the “Rent Relief Act of 2023.” The article shows why safe, stable…
Representative Jimmy Gomez to Join NLIHC's Housing Policy Forum 2024!
Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) will participate in a plenary discussion at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2024: An Unwavering Path Forward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 19-21 at the…
Institutional Investors May Target Single-Family Rental Housing Submarkets to Drive Up Rents
A new article published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, “The metropolitan and neighborhood geographies of REIT- and private equity-owned single-family rentals,” explores the characteristics and…
New Survey Reveals Nearly Three in Four New Yorkers Are Concerned about Housing Affordability
A recent Marist Poll survey found that 73% of New York residents believe that housing affordability is a major problem in their communities. Concerns were widespread among respondents from very…
Fact of the Week: Number of People Experiencing Homelessness Reaches Highest Level Since Data Collection Began
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). Data are not available for 2021 due to pandemic-related disruptions to counts. Available at…