House Budget Resolution Debate Continues
Congress returns from its Presidents’ Day recess on February 23. The House of Representatives will continue its debate about whether or not there will be an FY17 budget resolution and what it will…
Deadline Extended to Feb. 29 to Sign Letter Supporting THUD Funding
Advocates for transportation, housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide the highest possible funding for the Transportation, Housing and…
Hillary Clinton Releases Plan to Address Affordable Rental Housing
On February 12, Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released her “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda,” a sweeping economic plan that includes several proposals…
Webinar on Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing Issues, April 18
The second webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing Issues,” will be presented on Monday, April 18 at 2:00pm ET. The presentation will provide detailed…
Renting on the Rise across All Demographics
Mark Uh, a researcher at Trulia, finds that the homeownership rate has dropped 5% in the 50 largest metropolitan areas since the Great Recession, while the renter-occupancy rate has increased by 5%…
Severe Cost Burdens Decline for Low to Moderate Income Working Households
The National Housing Conference released their annual Housing Landscape 2016 report, which examines housing affordability trends for low to moderate income (LMI) working households. LMI working…
From the Field: Virginia Advocates Lobby for Affordable Housing
Members of the Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA), an NLIHC State Partner, turned out in record numbers in Richmond on February 11 for VHA’s annual Housing Day. Virginia advocates have carried out a…
NLIHC Still Accepting Applications for Summer 2016 Internships
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
NHTF in President Obama’s Budget Request
The FY17 budget proposed by President Barack Obama cites $182 million as the amount that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will provide for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) in 2016. This is…
Mortgage Interest Deduction Projections Down
The annual budget prepared by the Office of Management and Budget includes a report on the estimated cost of tax expenditures for the immediate past year and ten years going forward. Federal law…