On November 16, HUD announced that the Federal Housing Administration’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund) achieved a capital reserve ratio of 2.07% in FY15, surpassing the required 2%. In…
The Senate started and then stopped consideration of an FY16 THUD appropriations bill during the week of November 16. With increased spending caps provided by the Bipartisan Budget Act, Senate…
On November 17, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation that would ensure that families and youth who are at risk of…
NLIHC is pleased to announce the addition of a new State Coalition Partner to the Coalition. Housing Mississippi was approved as a State Coalition Partner by the NLIHC Board of Directors on November…
HUD released The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress on November 19. A total of 564,708 individuals were homeless on a single night in January 2015, representing a 2% decline in…
Robert Collison and Peter Ganong conclude in a study, The Incidence of Housing Voucher Generosity, that Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) allow voucher recipients to live in higher quality…
Source: Henry, M., et al. (2015). The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress: November 2015. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
CQ Roll Call released a new guide for nonprofit membership organizations and associations titled, Increasing Engagement: How to Keep Members Active When Your Issues Aren’t Hot. Asserting that “…
The Search Committee of the NLIHC Board of Directors has set December 11 as the deadline for applications from candidates for the position of NLIHC President and Chief Executive Officer. Interested…
NLIHC is accepting resumes for winter/spring 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues,…
Our vote is our voice. This issue of Tenant Talk provides readers with encouraging statistics on voter turnout among low income people, and gives tips on navigating voter registration and election…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000, released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), reveals that only 5% of the mortgages…
