Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) submitted a public comment letter to HUD on July 30. The letter urges…
The House passed by a vote of 217-197 a package of six spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on July 31, including the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill.…
Join NLIHC, University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn, and the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University on Thursday, January 28 at 2 pm ET for a webinar on…
NLIHC released on January 13 a new report, “Best Practices for State and Local Emergency Rental Assistance Programs.” The report outlines key considerations and best practices for implementing…
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021: A New Day, taking place on March 30-31 from 1-5 pm ET, will feature an in-depth session on state and local emergency rental assistance programs and NLIHC’s…
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined NLIHC as a guest speaker on our coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness call on January 11. Senator Brown is the incoming…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we were joined by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who discussed plans for his new role as chairman of the…
The Senate Committee on Finance is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing on January 19 for President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen. Secretary-designate…
A recent report released by the Urban Institute finds that housing is necessary for families and individuals to achieve upward mobility. The authors urge communities, practitioners, and policymakers…
A paper released in December 2020, “Eviction Risk of Rental Housing: Does it Matter How Your Landlord Finances the Property?,” examines the extent to which different types of home loans affect…
New research published in Housing Policy Debate, “The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability,” highlights how rental assistance programs can improve…
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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), incoming chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, has announced that housing affordability and access to housing…
