Airbnb Short-Term Rentals and Commercial Hosts Grow Rapidly in London
A report published in Housing Studies, “Home or hotel? A contemporary challenge in the use of housing stock,” examines the rapid growth of Airbnb short-term rentals in London since 2014. The number…
Affordability Restrictions Could Expire for More Than 700,000 Homes in Next 10 Years
Source: NLIHC & PAHRC. (2021). Picture of Preservation 2021. Washington, DC: Author.
Virginia Attorney General Sues 29 Real Estate Companies for Source-of-Income Discrimination
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring filed 13 separate lawsuits against 29 real estate companies for alleged illegal source-of-income discrimination in three jurisdictions in Virginia. Real estate…
NLIHC Launches New Podcast
NLIHC recently released a new podcast, “The Home Front,” which focuses on housing policy priorities, advocacy by NLIHC and our partners, and other critical topics. Episode one, “Behind the Advocacy…
Now Available: Spanish Edition of NLIHC’s Tenant Talk: La Intersección de los Derechos de la Vivienda y la Discapacidad
The Spanish edition of NLIHC’s most recent Tenant Talk: La Intersección de los Derechos de la Vivienda y la Discapacidad is now available online. The semi-annual newsletter aims to engage residents…
NLIHC Welcomes Field Intern Sydnee Graves
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Sydnee Graves as the Coalition’s 2021 fall field intern. Originally from Chicago, Sydnee currently resides in DC for her summer study abroad program at Pepperdine…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 17
“This group is trying to save their neighbors from eviction before it's too late,” USA Today, October 21 at: https://bit.ly/2ZcgFZF “Biden's spending bill could be a 'game changer' for housing In…
“Dear Colleague” Letters Urge Congressional Leadership and White House to Maintain Targeted Affordable Housing Investments in “Build Back Better Act”
Negotiations between congressional leaders and the White House continue over what provisions will be included in the pared-down “Build Back Better Act.” Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 18) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Barbara Poppe, Alexis Kramer, and Tiffany Haynes, who will share a new resource they authored on…
Recording Available of October 12 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (October 12) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we welcomed Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), who highlighted the advocacy needed to ensure the HoUSed…
Programs Begin Using Second Round of Emergency Rental Assistance Funds
NLIHC has been closely tracking Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs funded through the $25 billion appropriated for ERA under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (ERA1) and…