Farewell and Best Wishes to Sonya Acosta in the Next Chapter of Her Career
NLIHC bids farewell to Sonya Acosta, who served as a policy analyst and intern with the organization since 2017. Sonya leaves NLIHC to be a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy…
NLIHC Welcomes Alayna Calabro as a Policy Analyst – COVID-19 Response
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Alayna Calabro as a policy analyst focusing on COVID-19 response. Alayna will work with the policy team to identify, analyze, and advocate for federal coronavirus relief…
Illinois Appropriates $396 Million for Emergency Rent and Mortgage Assistance
The Illinois General Assembly dedicated $396 million of its $3.5 billion in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars in its fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget to COVID-19-related rent and mortgage…
Opportunity Insights Releases Economic Tracker
Opportunity Insights (OI) launched a real-time Economic Tracker that provides current data on the economic impacts of COVID-19. The tracker includes indictors from six domains: employment, consumer…
Census Launches Household Pulse Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with five federal agencies, began administering a Household Pulse Survey to collect data on household experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey…
Federally Assisted Homes with Subsidies Expiring in Next Five Years
Source: Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation and National Low Income Housing Coalition
Study Finds Craigslist Rental Listings in Poorer, Nonwhite Neighborhoods Contain Less Information about Homes and Neighborhood Amenities
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Housing Search in the Age of Big Data: Smarter Cities or the Same Old Blind Spots?,” finds that the amount and type of information contained in Craigslist rental…
New Study Finds Local Land Use Policies Perpetuate Segregation
A study published in American Political Science Review, “The Geography of Inequality: How Land Use Regulation Produces Segregation,” found that whiter communities are more likely to support…
New Report from NLIHC and PAHRC Highlights Preservation Risks Threatening Affordable Housing
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released a new report, 2020 Picture of Preservation. The report explores the pivotal role the federal government plays in…
Voters in Portland, Oregon Approve Supportive Housing Ballot Measure
Voters in the Portland, Oregon metro region approved Measure 26-210 on May 19, raising money for supportive housing services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing…
Poll: Public Concerned about Housing Instability during COVID-19, Favors Action from Congress
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released the results of a national housing instability public opinion poll that it recently commissioned through Hart…