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…
One Out of Four Low Income Renters Cannot Pay the Rent
A report by Chris Salviati of Apartment List, Rental Insecurity: The Threat of Evictions to America’s Renters, indicates that more than one out of four low income renters with annual incomes below $…
Freddie Mac Report Shows Decline in Supply of Affordable Housing for Low Income Renters
An analysis by Freddie Mac provides further evidence that the supply of affordable housing for low income renters is declining. The analysis examined the affordability of rental properties that…
Fact of the Week: In Most States and Counties, Fewer than 3% of Mortgages Exceed $500,000
Source: NLIHC analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data on mortgages originated during 2013 and 2014.