NLIHC to Honor Ann O’Hara at the 2022 Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, April 28 – Register Today!
NLIHC will honor long-time affordable housing leader Ann O’Hara at our 40th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, which will be held virtually on Thursday, April 28, at 4 pm ET. Ann will…
Take Action to Secure Robust Affordable Housing Investments in FY23 Spending and Reconciliation Bills!
Since the release of President Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal (see Memo, 3/28), attempts to jumpstart negotiations on a final spending bill have stalled. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT)…
Join Upcoming CHCDF Webinar on the FY22 Budget and the Outlook for Affordable Housing in FY23!
NLIHC’s Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) will host a webinar on April 21 at 3:00 pm ET focusing on the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget and the outlook for affordable…
USICH Releases Resource on Expiring Federal Pandemic Protections Potentially Impacting Homelessness Services
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a new resource on April 5 to help people experiencing homelessness and service providers identify federal pandemic-related…
Secretary Yellen Testifies before House Financial Services Committee
U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Janet Yellen addressed the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services during an April 6 hearing, “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the…
New Study Explores Connections between Housing Discrimination and Food Access
A study published in the journal Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology investigates whether housing discrimination in Baltimore, MD, has led to inequitable food access. Among its findings, the…
Fannie Mae Introduces Initiative to Expand Housing Access for Voucher Holders
Fannie Mae announced on April 4 the launch of its Expanded Housing Choice initiative, a yearlong program offering lower financing costs to multifamily property holders that accept Housing Choice…
Research Finds Housing Speculation More Likely in Black and Latino Neighborhoods with Higher Poverty Rates
A report by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, “Gambling with Homes, or Investing in Communities,” analyzes patterns of housing speculation – defined in the report as investment with the…
Survey Finds 43% of Renter Households Are Worried about Their Home Conditions
A recent analysis by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University explores the findings of a 2021 survey on renters’ concerns regarding how their homes impact their health. The most…
Western U.S. Has Disproportionately Fewer HUD-Assisted Units Compared to Other Regions
A new report released by HUD, “Characteristics of HUD-Assisted Renters and Their Units in 2019,” details how HUD-assisted households and their housing units have changed over time and how HUD-…
Fact of the Week: Fewer Than 25% of Very Low-Income Households Receive HUD Assistance
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, “Characteristics of HUD-Assisted Renters and Their Units in 2019,” 2021.