The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 8/…
More than 450 organizations have signed onto a national letter calling on the moderators of the third presidential debate to ask the candidates about their affordable housing solutions. The…
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 held another presidential candidate event on August 28. NLIHC state partner Housing Action NH hosted a roundtable discussion on affordable housing with…
Raising affordable housing on the national agenda will happen only when candidates understand the issue is important to voters. A recent national poll shows that more than 8 in 10 think…
Now that the harmful “public charge” rule is final (see Memo, 8/19), Protecting Immigrant Rights (PIF) has updated its materials designed to help advocates inform immigrant…
HUD announced in the August 30 Federal Register the publication of FY20 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV…
A recently published research brief from the Furman Center, NYCHA’s Road Ahead: Capital and Operating Budget Needs, Shortfalls, and Plans, reviewed how the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA…
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University released The Shifting Profile of First-Time Homebuyers: 1997–2017, which shows a decline in the annual volume and rate of first-time…
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) had proposed in February to cut state spending by at least $650 million to provide a $3,000 permanent-fund dividend to every Alaskan without increasing taxes. After…
“Climate Change Is Making the Affordable Housing Crunch Worse,” The Pew Charitable Trusts, August 30 at: https://tinyurl.com/y2xqo395
“Puerto Rico left out of billions of dollars in…
NLIHC is accepting applications for a communications/media/graphic design for the fall semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Housing Iowa Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA, September 4
National…
