From the Field: Illinois Advocates Celebrate Renter-Protection Legislative Victories
Advocates in Illinois are celebrating three pieces of legislation recently signed into law. Governor Bruce Rauner recently signed H.B. 4951, S.B. 3081, and S.B. 2996, all of which strengthen…
NLIHC and National Women’s Law Center Publish New Factsheet on the Impacts of Housing Benefit Cuts on Women and Families
NLIHC partnered with the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) to create a new factsheet titled Cutting Housing Assistance is a Bad Deal for Women and Families. This resource provides information on the…
HAC to Release Assessment of Rural Multifamily Housing with Maturing USDA-Rural Development Mortgages
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) will release on September 6 a comprehensive assessment of rural multifamily housing investments made by Rural Development (RD), an agency of the U.S. Department…
Nominations Open for $200,000 Award in Housing Affordability
Ivory Homes, the largest homebuilder in Utah, is accepting nominations for the annual “Ivory Prize in Housing Affordability.” This $200,000 award recognizes the most ambitious solutions to addressing…
HAC to Hold Webinar Explaining HUD-VASH Vouchers for Veterans on September 12
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) will hold the first of two webinars regarding HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers for veterans on September 12. VASH vouchers are Housing…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 26
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 26. “Herald editorial: Work needed to solve housing affordability,” Daily Herald, August 30 at:…
NLIHC Welcomes New Fall Research Intern
Dina Pinsky joins NLIHC as a research intern for the fall semester. Dina is a senior at the University of Maryland at College Park, studying sociology and economics. Dina recently worked at an early…
Where to Find Us – September 4
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Interagency CRA & Disaster Recovery Listening Session, Houston, TX, on…
NLIHC and DHRC Mark One-Year Anniversary of 2017 Hurricanes, Commit to Continued Advocacy
August 25 marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey making landfall in Texas, the first of three major hurricanes to hit in rapid succession in 2017, impacting Texas, Florida, the U.S.…
NLIHC, Partners and Eight Senators Submit Disparate Impact Comment Letters
In response to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (see Memo, 5/14 and 6/25), NLIHC, eight Democratic senators, and other fair housing advocates submitted separate comment letters regarding HUD’…
Senator Wyden Introduces Misguided and Wasteful Middle Income Housing Tax Credit Bill
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a bill (S. 3365) to create a Middle Income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) for properties where at least 60% of homes are occupied by households with incomes at or…