Sign Letter Calling for Affordable Housing in Next Presidential Debate
All presidential candidates should share what they will do to make homes affordable for the millions of households struggling to keep roofs over their heads or who have no homes at all. Add your…
Final Public Charge Rule Published, Impacting Immigrants’ Use of Public Housing, Vouchers, and Project-Based Rental Assistance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final “public charge” rule in the Federal Register on August 14. Public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and Section…
Webinar on Proposed Anti-Fair Housing Disparate Impact Rule, August 22
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on August 22 to discuss HUD’s proposed drastic changes to the Disparate Impact rule that would make it…
Proposed Anti-Fair Housing Disparate Impact Rule Published in the Federal Register
HUD formally published in the Federal Registeron August 19, proposed changes to the fair housing Disparate Impact rule that would make it far more difficult for people experiencing…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Field Hearing on Homelessness in Los Angeles
The House Financial Services Committee held a field hearing, “Examining the Homeless Crisis in Los Angeles,” on August 14. Three panels of witnesses from state and local organizations explained that…
Inequality in Housing Prices and Incomes Reduces Mobility
A working paper from the International Monetary Fund, Stranded! How Rising Inequality Suppressed US Migration and Hurt Those ‘Left Behind’, argues that regional inequality in home prices and…
Opportunity Starts at Home: Multi-sector Campaign Applauds Budget Deal and Urges Congress to Prioritize Housing Assistance
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign’s multi-sector Steering Committee sent a letter on August 14, to Chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House Transportation-HUD…
From the Field: Ohio Legislature Expands Funding for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund for First Time in Sixteen Years
The final biennial budget passed by the Ohio Legislature on July 17 includes $5 million in new funding for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. The $2.5 million for each year of the biennial falls short of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, August 19, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 8/…
HUD Releases Updated CHAS Data
HUD released its latest Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data on August 5. State and local governments use CHAS data to examine their housing needs, make spending decisions, and…