OSAH Campaign Releases New Podcast on Housing and Harm Reduction, Criminal Justice, and Healthcare
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Why Housing Matters to Harm Reductionists and Criminal Legal System and Health Care Reform Advocates.” The fortieth…
Report Finds Renters with Low Incomes Struggling Financially More Now Than Earlier in the Pandemic
A new report from the Urban Institute, “Renters Have Weathered the Pandemic Better Than Expected, But Situations Are Worsening for Those with Low Incomes,” illustrates the challenges renters with low…
Research Attributes Discrepancies between Rent Inflation Indices to Rent Growth among New Tenants
A new working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, “Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope,” investigates the discrepancy between rent growth in the Consumer…
Join February’s Tenant Talk Live Webinar on International Models for Housing
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renters and resident leaders – on Monday, February 6, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will include updates for tenants and a…
Fact of the Week: Renters in Neighborhoods of Color More Likely to Have Rental Arrears and Apply for and Receive ERA Than Applicants in Mostly White Neighborhoods
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies, “The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity During the Pandmeic,” 2023, https://tinyurl.com/3xspdk75
From the Field: Oregon Governor Kotek Signs Executive Orders to Address Housing and Homelessness Crisis
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed three executive orders to address the state’s housing and homelessness crisis on January 10. Kotek previewed the executive orders in her inaugural address and held a…
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The winter issue of Tenant Talk is scheduled to be released on February 9. Sign up for your free hard copy of the new issue, Advancing Tenant Protections: Building Tenant Power to Achieve Renter…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 22
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of January 22: “Biden administration unveils renter protections” CNN, January 25 at: http://bit.ly/3Y3T2vt “…
NLIHC News: Where to Find Us – January 30
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Prosperity Indiana Summit and Statehouse Day – Indianapolis, IN, February 1 and 2 (Diane Yentel) Public Health: Social…
HUD Announces Proposed Fair Housing Rule; NLIHC Releases Statement in Support
HUD announced plans to publish a proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule “imminently.” The proposed rule would help communities meet a more than five-decade old requirement to…
NLIHC Joins Statement with Leading Civils Rights and Housing Organizations Supporting Proposed Fair Housing Rule
NLIHC, along with the National Fair Housing Alliance and 34 other civil rights and housing organizations, issued a joint statement applauding HUD’s release of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering…