NLIHC Releases 2021 Edition of The Gap, finding Extremely Low-Income Renters Face Shortage of 7 Million Affordable and Available Homes
NLIHC released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, which finds that extremely low-income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of nearly 7 million affordable and available…
Survey Finds Small Landlords Deferred Maintenance Due to Financial Strains during COVID-19 Pandemic
The Joint Center for Housing Studies released a report highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on small landlords. The report, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Landlords: Survey Evidence from Albany and…
Average Rental Arrears in NYC Affordable Properties Increased 43% between 2019 and 2020
The NYU Furman Center released “Rent Payments in a Pandemic: Analysis of Affordable Housing in New York City,” a policy brief examining how rent payments and rental arrears changed for tenants…
HUD 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Finds Increase in Homelessness for Fourth Consecutive Year
HUD released the 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Part 1, which provides estimates of homelessness in the U.S. The 2020 report estimates 580,466 people were experiencing homelessness in…
Urban Land Institute Releases 2021 Home Attainability Index
The Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Housing released the 2021 Home Attainability Index. This high-level snapshot documents the extent to which a housing market provides a range of housing…
Only 37 Affordable Rental Homes are Available for Every 100 Extremely Low-Income Renter Households
Source: NLIHC, 2021. The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes.
Florida Housing Coalition Launches New Center for Racial Equity
The past year has seen an increasing awareness of racism and white supremacy in the U.S.. The Florida Housing Coalition (FHC), an NLIHC state partner organization, is attempting to address…
NLIHC Seeks Website and Graphic Design Specialist
NLIHC seeks a website and graphic design specialist who will be responsible for managing NLIHC websites and electronic communications, designing print and electronic publications and materials,…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 14
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 14: “Still unable to pay your rent or mortgage? Here's how the latest stimulus plan will help,” CNN,…
Final Day to Sign on to Letter Urging Biden Administration to Extend, Improve, and Enforce the CDC Eviction Moratorium!
Today (March 15) is the final day to sign your organization on to a letter, already signed by over 2,200 organizations and elected officials, urging the Biden administration to extend, improve, and…
Sign Your Organization TODAY on to Letter Supporting Increased Federal Funding for Housing and Homelessness!
Advocates for housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide increased funding for HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) housing and…