From the Field: New Jersey Legislature Advances Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey’s Policy Priorities
New Jersey Senate and Assembly committees recently passed several of NLIHC state partner Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey’s (HCDNNJ’s) policy priorities. The committees…
Fact of the Week: LIHTC Homes Reaching Year 30 Affordability Restriction End-Dates Are Disproportionately Located in Less Desirable Neighborhoods
LIHTC = Low Income Housing Tax Credit Source: NLIHC and PAHRC, 2018.
Freddie Mac Study Finds Use of Housing Tax Credits Difficult in Rural Middle Appalachia
Freddie Mac released a report, Spotlight on Underserved Markets: LIHTC in Rural Middle Appalachia, highlighting the unique characteristics and challenges of providing affordable housing in this high-…
Freddie Mac Analysis Finds Housing Tax Credits in Indian Areas Insufficient to Meet the Need
Freddie Mac released a report, Spotlight on Underserved Markets: LIHTC in Indian Areas, highlighting the specific housing needs of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIANs) and the role of the Low…
NLIHC Conducts Capitol Hill Briefing on How States Are Using the HTF to Build Homes for the Poorest People in America
NLIHC held a Capitol Hill briefing titled “Bold Housing Solutions” on October 29. The briefing informed more than sixty staff of members of Congress about the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF); the…
Food Banks, Hunger, and Affordable Housing: The Oregon Example
Representatives from the Oregon Housing Alliance and Oregon Food Bank gathered in Portland on October 22 to discuss their model of multi-sector collaboration. NLIHC state partner and Opportunity…
GAO Finds HUD Programs Do Not Provide Adequate Staff Guidance for Making Referrals to Departmental Enforcement Center
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on October 30 that examined the processes for referring cases of potential noncompliance to HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center (DEC).…
HUD Announces Intent to Revise REAC Scoring System
A HUD Multifamily Communications email on October 29 announced that HUD has been conducting an internal review of the Real Estate Assessment Center’s (REAC’s) 20-year-old physical inspection system.…
HUD Updates Guidance for Addressing Low Multifamily Housing Physical Inspection Scores
HUD issued Notice H-2018-08 providing updated guidance to HUD Multifamily staff regarding actions to take when a private property assisted with various HUD programs has a Uniform Physical Condition…
Senator Rounds Comments on HUD’s New ‘Need and Capacity’ Tribal Housing Grant
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) submitted a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on October 29 regarding a new $100 million competitive housing grant for Native Americans, which was included in the FY18…
NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum to Focus on ‘Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions’
Awareness about the affordable housing crisis in America is growing significantly, and federal policymakers on both sides of the aisle are responding; some have put forward bold legislative…