The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign launched on April 7 a "Take Action" webpage where advocates can send pre-formatted letters to their federal elected officials…
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on April 8 opposing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Corporation’s (FDIC) proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act (…
A research note from the National Multifamily Housing Council, “Do Different Renters Face Different Affordability Challenges?” analyzed housing affordability across distinct groups of renters. One…
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation released two reports on rising construction costs in California. Both reports, one focused on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the other…
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) introduced a new tool, the Rent Payment Tracker, which collects weekly data from 13.4 million apartments about when rent payments have been made. They…
NLIHC released online its Advocates’ Guide 2020: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs, a comprehensive resource for advocates and others involved in many…
Learn about advancing housing issues and ballot initiatives in the 2020 elections during a NLIHC webinar on May 21 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays…
After weeks of negotiations, the House and Senate passed a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief package on April 23. The package, which passed the Senate unanimously and the House on a 388-5 vote,…
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led a bipartisan group of 16 senators in a letter sent on April 17 to Senate Appropriations Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT)…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has prepared a comprehensive summary of Notice PIH 2020-05 that provided waivers to certain statutory and regulatory requirements for public housing and the…
