The House Committee on Financial Services held a markup of H.R. 2767, the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act, on July 23. The legislation, commonly referred to as the “Hensarling…
Organizations that support reform of the mortgage interest deduction and directing new revenue that is raised to rental housing that the lowest income Americans can afford are urged to communicate…
Members of the United for Homes campaign completed more than 30 visits to Capitol Hill on July 16 and 17 in conjunction with the quarterly meeting of the United for Homes Steering Committee. The…
The House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on the “Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013” on July 18. The legislation, which has not been formally introduced,…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs approved the nomination of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) for the position of Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on July…
The full Senate is expected to begin its FY14 appropriations work the week of July 22 and bring the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bill, S. 1243, to the…
The Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2013 was introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate on July 11. The bipartisan House legislation, H.R. 2654, was…
The long-awaited proposed rule intended to improve the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) was published for comment on July 19. Major features of the proposed rule include:…
A report by HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that HUD did not enforce the annual reporting requirements of Section 3 for public housing authorities (PHAs) receiving Recovery Act…
The Oregon Housing Alliance, a diverse coalition of advocates convened by NLIHC State Coalition Partner, Neighborhood Partnerships, ended the 2013 state legislative session with increased affordable…
On July 17, the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD released factsheets summarizing the 2011 American Housing Survey (AHS) data for 29 metropolitan areas as well as for the nation as a whole. AHS national…
HUD recently launched a new Geospatial Data Resources portal page on its HUD USER site. The site contains a wealth of maps and geographic information system (GIS) resources depicting demographic and…
