HUD has posted four short fact sheets on the HUD Exchange homepage related to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) final rule. Two of the AFFH fact sheets address the requirement of…
Under a proposed rule issued on November 12, HUD would require all public housing agencies (PHAs) and public housing properties to be smoke-free within 18 months of a final smoke-free rule. The…
A study released today by NLIHC, A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000, finds that only 5% of new mortgages obtained in the past three years were larger than $500,000.…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is considering a new path to completing the FY16 appropriations process. He may attempt to bring a version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban…
On November 10, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced S. 1754, the “Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act.” The bill makes changes to the Higher Education Act to…
On Tuesday, November 10, Republican presidential candidates met in Milwaukee, WI for the fourth GOP debate. Housing was mentioned on three occasions during a portion of the debate focused on the…
The Otero County Hunger Coalition (OHC) of southern New Mexico hosted an inaugural Summit on Hunger and Homelessness on November 6. Advocates and service providers from across Otero County gathered…
An article in the November issue of Governing titled “As Affordable Housing Shrinks, Where Can Families Live?” reports on the availability of affordable homes for families in the twenty-five largest…
The Home Funders, a collaborative of private investors which supports innovative rental projects that house extremely low-income families in Massachusetts, will kick-off its Innovation Competition on…
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,…
