HUD Publishes FY19 Fair Market Rents
HUD announced in the August 31 Federal Register the publication of FY19 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, initial…
HUD Provides CDBG FAQs on Meeting National Objectives for Acquisition, Demolition, and Disposition
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees determine whether use of CDBG for…
HUD Notice Suspends HOME Commitment Requirement
HUD’s Office Community Planning and Development (CPD) published Notice CPD-18-10, suspending the requirement that participating jurisdictions (PJs) commit their HOME Investment Partnerships Program (…
Report Recommends Improvements to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Could Do More to Expand Opportunity for Poor Families, finds that Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) housing…
Natural Disasters Exacerbate Wealth Inequality
A study by Junia Howell and James Elliott, Damages Done: The Longitudinal Impacts of Natural Hazards on Wealth Inequality in the United States, reveals that natural disasters exacerbate wealth…
Families with Housing Assistance Are More Likely to Live Near Low-Performing Schools
A study by Ingrid Gould Ellen and Keren Horn for the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with…
Fact of the Week: Section 8 and Public Housing Households Much More Likely to Live Near Poorest Performing Schools
Source: Ellen, I.G., Horn, K. (2018). Housing and education opportunity: Characteristics of schools near families with federal housing assistance. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2LFRQJ0
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…