The United for Homes campaign proposal to fund the National Housing Trust Fund with revenue raised by reforming the mortgage interest deduction can only happen in the context of larger tax reform…
In July, the FY14 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bills, dramatically rose and fell on both the House and Senate floors, leaving both chambers without a…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) is expected to reintroduce the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act that would make the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) permanent…
If not reauthorized by Congress, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996 will expire on September 30, 2013. NAHASDA is the law that authorizes Indian…
Formal Congressional action on rental assistance reform legislation in the 113th Congress has been minimal thus far, with most efforts having taken place in the appropriations arena. The President’s…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “Reducing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Housing Programs: Inspector General Perspectives” on September 10.…
HUD has posted the first of three toolkit items about the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) that are intended for use by residents of public housing. “Why RAD?” is a non-bureaucratic overview…
Vermont advocates and policymakers faced a challenging 2013 legislative session against the backdrop of record homelessness in the state and a further increase expected due to sequestration. At the…
NLIHC’s policy fact sheets for a range of issues from appropriations to public housing to protecting tenants at foreclosure have been updated for the month of September. Access the updated fact…
The National Housing Trust, the National Council of State Housing Agencies, and the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities are hosting an “Affordable Multifamily Housing Development 101”…
