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…
On June 6, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) released an evaluation of the Homebase Community Prevention Program’s effects upon use of homeless shelters and other services for…
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…
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,…
