Memo to Members

A report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS), “The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity during the Pandemic,” examines the geographic…

President Joe Biden has nominated Solomon Greene and David Uejio to serve in key leadership roles at HUD. Mr. Greene was nominated to serve as assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Policy…

HUD announced three virtual briefings on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule, which will be released “imminently” (see Memo, 1/23). The briefings will summarize the main…

State and Local Alabama Individual assistance from FEMA is now available to homeowners and renters in several Alabama counties, including Autauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, and Hale counties. Local…

Key U.S. House of Representatives and Senate committees are beginning to take shape as the 118th Congress gets underway. The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) released on January 15 an…

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to end the current suspension of work requirements for residents of public housing, recipients of Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA…

NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C., will feature a discussion with U.S.…

NLIHC is excited to announce that this year’s housing leadership awards will be presented to John Parvensky, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, and Representative Cori Bush (D-MO). The three recipients will be…

The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Why Housing Matters to Harm Reductionists and Criminal Legal System and Health Care Reform Advocates.” The fortieth…

A new report from the Urban Institute, “Renters Have Weathered the Pandemic Better Than Expected, But Situations Are Worsening for Those with Low Incomes,” illustrates the challenges renters with low…

A new working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, “Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope,” investigates the discrepancy between rent growth in the Consumer…

NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renters and resident leaders – on Monday, February 6, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will include updates for tenants and a…