Point of View by Diane Yentel
Many of you may remember Sheila Crowley's weekly “Point of View” column in Memo to Members. For those of us working on housing policy in the late 1990's and early 2000's, it was essential reading.…
Fact of the Week: Foreclosure Rates by Age Group (2003-2015)
Source: Li, W. and Goodman, L. (2016). Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://urbn.is/1WLldvu.
Point of View by Diane Yentel
It’s been three weeks since I returned to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, this time as its President and CEO – what an exhilarating and inspiring time. I began just before NLIHC’s annual…
National Homeless Rates Decline, but Severe Housing Cost Burdens Rise
The 2016 issue of the National Alliance to End Homelessness’s (NAEH) annual report The State of Homelessness in America shows that on a single night in January 2015, 564,708 people in the U.S. were…
Fact of the Week: Economic and Housing-Related Risk Factors for Homelessness, 2007-2014
(in millions) Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness (2016). The State of Homelessness in America. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UZ0mpd
Concentrated Poverty Increased Dramatically after Great Recession
A report published by The Brookings Institution titled U.S. Concentrated Poverty in the Wake of the Great Recession shows a significant increase in the number of people living in concentrated poverty…
Homeless Families Use Key Safety Net Programs at Greater Rate than Others in Deep Poverty
A research brief by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) titled Are Homeless Families Connected to the Safety Net? finds that homeless families with children in emergency shelters…
Affordable Rental Housing Lacking in 11 Largest Metropolitan Areas
A report by New York University’s Furman Center and Capital One titled Renting In America’s Largest Metropolitan Areas shows that growth in the rental housing stock in the 11 largest metropolitan…
Fact of the Week: Percent Change in Renter Population and Rental Housing Stock: 2006-2014
Source: Ellen, I. G. Karfunkel, B. (2016). Renting in America’s Largest Metropolitan Areas. New York City: NYU Furman Center and Capital One. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UxBuEz
Formerly Homeless Parents Struggle to Access Preschool
A report published by The Cloudburst Group and sponsored by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research titled A Qualitative Assessment of Parental Preschool Choices and Challenges among Families…