Fact of the Week: Support for Mortgage Deduction Declines When People Understand It Is Inequitable, Costly, and Ineffective at Creating New Homeowners
Source: Brian J. McCabe (2018): “Costly, Regressive, and Ineffective: How Sensitive is Public Support for the Mortgage Interest Deduction in the United States?,” Housing Policy…
Knowing the Facts Decreases Public Support for the Mortgage Interest Deduction
A study by Brian McCabe, “Costly, Regressive, and Ineffective: How Sensitive Is Public Support for the Mortgage Interest Deduction in the United States,” published in Housing Policy Debate finds…
HUD Issues Notice Regarding Deadlines to Commit and Spend National Housing Trust Fund Allocations
HUD issued Notice CPD-18-12 providing guidance to states regarding their statutory and regulatory obligations to “commit” and “expend” their national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations within two…
New Podcast Episode: Mental Health Advocates Must Be Housing Advocates
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable housing campaign released its seventh podcast episode on October 10 highlighting the intersections between affordable housing and mental health.…
Our Homes, Our Votes Provides Nonpartisan Voter Education Resources
With less than a month until the mid-term elections, NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes highlights resources on voter education. People vote when they feel informed and empowered to make good decisions.…
Sign On to Protect and Expand the National Housing Trust Fund
NLIHC is re-invigorating the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) campaign to bolster support for this first federal resource in a generation dedicated to building and preserving homes for the lowest…
HUD Offers “URA Overview,” the First in an Eight-Part Series
HUD will offer “URA the HUD Way,” a series of eight web-based modular trainings providing basic information and resources to HUD grantees and funding recipients on the Uniform Relocation Act (URA)…
HUD Sends Section 3 Streamlined Proposed Rule to OIRA for Review
HUD has sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a proposed rule to streamline the Section 3 requirements. The listing on an…
HUD Publishes MTW Waivers Appendix, NLIHC’s Preliminary Assessment Reveals Serious Issues
The Appendix that was missing from the modified Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Operations Notice published on October 5 (see Memo, 10/9) was included in a “Republication” on…
‘Public Charge’ Draft Rule Formally Published in Federal Register
As anticipated (see Memo 10/9), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally published its draft “public charge” rule in the Federal Register on October 10.…
Where to Find Us – October 9
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Georgia ACT Affordable Housing Conference, Atlanta, GA, on October 10…