Fact of the Week: Small Area Fair Market Rents Increase Affordable Units in High-Rent Neighborhoods
Source: NYU Furman Center (2018).
Study Finds Renters with Children More Likely to Report Asthma Issues than Homeowners
A study from Urban Institute, The Relationship between Housing and Asthma among School-Age Children, explores connections between housing and childhood asthma using data from the 2015 American…
Fact of the Week: School-Age Children in Renter Households Exposed to Asthma Triggers at Significantly Higher Rates than in Homeowner Households
Source: Urban Institute, Analysis of the 2015 American Housing Survey.
Fact of the Week: Over 80% of Lowest Income Households Suffer Housing Cost Burdens
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. (2017). America’s Rental Housing 2017. Cambridge, MA: Author.
Fact of the Week: Significant Increase in People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in 2017
Source: HUD. (2017). The 2017 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. Washington, DC: Author.
Fact of the Week: Large Share of FEMA Registrants in Puerto Rico Live in Deep Poverty
Source: FEMA Housing Assistance Data (10/29/2017); 2011-15 American Community Survey
From the Field: Virginia Advocates Push for Affordable Housing during 2017 Campaign Season
In preparation for the 2017 election, affordable housing advocates in Virginia launched the Campaign for Housing and Civic Engagement (CHACE) in conjunction with Our Homes, Our Voices National…
Fact of the Week: Housing Credit Opportunity Provision Decreased Concentration of Projects in High-Poverty Neighborhoods in San Antonio
Source: Water, R., Wang, R., Jones, S. (2017). Comparing opportunity metrics and locational outcomes in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Journal of Planning Education and Research: http…
Nonmetropolitan Voucher Holders Have Greater Access to Opportunity
A paper published in Cityscape by Rebecca Walter and Vince Wang, A Research Note: The Housing Choice Voucher Program and Access to Opportunity in Florida’s Nonmetropolitan Areas, examines the…
Fact of the Week: Most of the Benefit of the Mortgage Interest Deduction Goes to Higher Income Households
Source: Joint Committee on Taxation. (2017). Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2016-2020. Table 3.
Point of View: The Price of Tax Reform Must Not Be More Housing Poverty - by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO Comprehensive tax reform offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address one of the biggest barriers to economic success for families struggling…