NLIHC Welcomes San Kwon as Homelessness and Housing First Policy Intern
By San Kwon, NLIHC Policy Intern NLIHC is excited to welcome San Kwon as a Homelessness and Housing First Policy Intern for Summer 2025. San recently graduated from Brown University, where he…
NLIHC Welcomes Lisa Marlow as Director of Communications
NLIHC is excited to announce that Lisa Marlow has rejoined our team as the new director of communications. Prior to her return to NLIHC, Lisa worked at the Urban Institute, a research nonprofit…
Washington Housing Advocates Secure Statewide Rent Stabilization
By Thaddaeus Elliott, NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer On May 7, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1217 into law. This makes Washington the third state after California (…
Chronic Homelessness Reached an All-Time High in 2024
Note: Data are not available for 2021 due to pandemic-related disruptions to point-in-time counts. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
Rent Reporting Can Positively Impact Credit Visibility and Credit Scores Among Renters
By Raquel Harati, NLIHC Research Analyst Recent research published by the Urban Institute, “Evaluating Rent Reporting as a Pathway to Build Credit,” explored whether reporting rental payments to…
National Council on Teacher Quality Highlights Growing Gap Between Teacher Pay and Housing Costs
By Julie Walker, NLIHC National Campaign Coordinator The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released an issue brief, “Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs…
Recap of 6/11 State and Local Innovation Campaign’s Webinar on Laws Strengthening Code Enforcement Procedures and Habitability Standards
By Nada Hussein, NLIHC Research Analyst, State and Local Innovation On Wednesday, June 11, NLIHC’s State and Local Innovation campaign hosted its final “Strengthening Renters’ Rights: A Primer…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Rural Housing Needs
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst, and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern On June 12, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing Insurance held a…
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Extend Fair Housing Act Protections to LGBTQ+ People
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern On June 3, Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the “Fair and…
HUD’s PIH Notice Announces Unspecified Revisions to PHA Plan Templates
By Ed Gramlich, NLIHC Senior Advisor HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2025-18 on June 3 providing guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) on how they can…
HUD Inspector General Finds Multifamily Program Lacks Policies and Procedures to Ensure Owners Report and Address Elevated Blood Lead Levels
By Ed Gramlich, NLIHC Senior Advisor The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Memorandum on May 30 concluding that HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) needs to…