HUD Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) John Gibbs signed a Memorandum, “Availability of Waivers and Suspensions of the HOME Program Requirements in Response to…
HUD Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) John Gibbs signed a Memorandum, “Suspensions and Waivers to Facilitate Use of HOME-Assisted Tenant-Based Rental Assistance…
HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2020-09 on April 10 implementing a standard forbearance protocol for multifamily borrowers, servicers, and lenders that follows provisions of Section 4023 of the “…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, made a fourth update to its “Questions and Answers for Office of…
The CARES Act, passed on March 25, included much-needed federal eviction moratoriums for tenants in federally-supported properties. The country’s complicated housing finance system makes it difficult…
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Mayors & CEOs for US Housing Investment, and the National League of Cities released on April 15 guidance for state, local, tribal, and…
The National Fair Housing Alliance published “COVID-19, Illegal Housing Discrimination, and Protections for People with Disabilities and Those Who Care for Them under the Fair Housing Act” on April 9…
Over 2,000 organizers, advocates, reporters, and legislative staff attended the weekly “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” national call hosted by NLIHC and DHRC on April 13. The call featured…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) will continue to advocate for a broad array of resources and protections to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency rental…
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on April 13 opposing HUD’s proposed changes to the “Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations” rule (see, Memo 2/18). The proposed changes would remove two…
Join NLIHC for an Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives” on May 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
A working paper from scholars at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, “Build Baby Build?: Housing Submarkets and the Effects of New Construction on Existing Rents”…
