Voters in Austin, TX, will have the opportunity to approve a ballot referendum that would dedicate $250 million toward affordable housing. Proposed as part of a larger local bond measure, “…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long on October 19 raising questions about statements made by the FEMA regarding its plans, policies…
Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) and 49 Democratic colleagues in the House introduced the “No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018” (H. R. 7052) on October 9. The bill, which was…
HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program office published two documents the week of October 15, a special MTW PHA Plan Supplement and Notice PIH-2018-17 inviting small PHAs to apply for MTW…
NLIHC submitted comments in response to HUD’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking to “streamline” the July 16, 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. NLIHC urged HUD…
Homes for All Minnesota hosted a forum in September for the two candidates running for lieutenant governor in Minnesota. The forum, Foundation for our Future: Housing as an Economic Driver,…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent IRS Newswire IR-2018-206 on October 19 announcing an advance version of proposed Opportunity Zone tax…
Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced H.R. 7054, the “Housing Innovation Act,” which would establish an Office of Housing Innovation within HUD. The new office would focus on “developing…
Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced on October 11 the “Seniors Housing Tax Credit Act” (S.3580), a bill to create a new tax credit to help make housing affordable to extremely low income senior…
Representative James E. Clyburn (D-SC) introduced on October 9 the “Housing Opportunity, Mobility and Equity (HOME) Act of 2018” (H.R. 7050), the House version of the Senate legislation (S.3342)…
