FTC and DOJ File Joint Legal Brief on Algorithmic Price Fixing in Housing Market
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a joint legal brief on March 1 expressing concerns related to algorithmic price fixing in the housing market. In the…
Treasury Announces New Actions to Increase Housing Supply
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced new efforts on March 5 to increase housing supply. These actions include updated guidance for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF…
HUD Publishes Final Faith-Based Rule Revisions, Replacing Discriminatory Trump-Era Policies
HUD published a final rule in the Federal Register on March 4 reinstating religious freedom protections for people who use HUD-funded services. The revised rule replaces Trump administration policies…
Housing Assistance Council Announces New Center for Rural Multifamily Housing Preservation
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) announced the launch of its new Center for Rural Multifamily Housing Preservation, a cross-disciplinary initiative to preserve rural rental housing, particularly…
OSAH Campaign Releases New Fact Sheet on Connections between Child Poverty and Lack of Access to Housing
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign has released a new fact sheet describing the connections between child poverty and lack of access to stable, affordable housing. The fact sheet includes…
Save the Date: Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar Series to Launch in April!
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes campaign is a nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue. In major federal election years, the…
Housing Choice Vouchers Reduce Hypertension in Mothers and Lower Parental Stress
A study recently published in Health Affairs, “Experimental Evidence Shows That Housing Vouchers Provided Measurable Benefits, Including Parent Stress Reduction,” found that Housing Choice Voucher (…
Housing and Homelessness on the Ballot in California’s Super Tuesday Elections
On Super Tuesday (March 5), California voters weighed in on a statewide ballot measure and a handful of local ballot measures to address housing and homelessness. At the time of writing, many…
NLIHC Collective Member Testifies about Human Rights in Housing at Senate Subcommittee Field Hearing
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a field hearing, “Human Rights in Housing,” on March 3. The hearing took place at City Hall in Roswell,…
Cuts to Key HUD Programs Have Had Lasting Effects
Note: Adjusted for inflation. Key HUD housing programs include Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds, HOME, Section 202, and…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Advocacy Coordinators/Organizers
NLIHC seeks three housing advocacy coordinators/organizers (depending on experience) who will be responsible for building relationships around the country, mobilizing advocates to take action on…