On July 13, HUD issued Notice H 2015-06, which provides guidance on how the Equal Access Rule applies to HUD Multifamily insured and assisted housing. The Equal Access Rule, published on February 3,…
Oregon advocates are celebrating an unprecedented $60 million for housing programs in the budget passed by the State Legislative Assembly on June 6. The Oregon Housing Alliance (the Housing Alliance…
An Urban Institute report titled Headship and Homeownership: What Does the Future Hold? estimates that the number of new renters will outpace new homeowners in the coming decades. The report expects…
The Minnesota Housing Partnership’s (MHP) 2x4 report is a semi-annual publication that tracks two trends in each of four housing areas: the rental market, the homeownership market, homelessness, and…
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness recently published a fact sheet that provides an overview of the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF). It explains how states can use their NHTF…
On July 8, the Senate Committee on Finance released reports prepared by its five bipartisan working groups that were tasked with examining particular elements of the federal tax code. The reports,…
The fourth video in NLIHC’s five-part series, Getting to Know the National Housing Trust Fund Law and Regulations, is all about the dollars and how they can be used. The National Housing Trust Fund (…
On July 9, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan sent a letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Thad Cochran (R-MS) regarding the Committee’s FY16…
In June, the House of Representatives approved FY16 spending bills for HUD and the Department of Justice with amendments that would prohibit the federal government from using its fair housing rules…
On July 7, Representative John Carney (D-DE) introduced H.R. 2953, a bill that would expand the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration by up to 60 public housing agencies and remove the cap on the number…
On June 13, the Minnesota legislature adjourned after completing a one-day special session called by Governor Mark Dayton (D). The budget bill passed during this brief session provides a $25.5…
An interim report on research done for HUD by Abt Associates finds that permanent housing subsidies improve housing stability, along with several other positive effects for homeless families. The…
