The following is a review of additional developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and NLIHC hosted a congressional briefing on October 17 to discuss the benefits of reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID)…
A report released by NLIHC and the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University, Misdirected Investments: How the Mortgage Interest Deduction Drives Inequality and the Racial…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson describing the many problems residents of public housing have encountered when their developments are scheduled to…
The House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Sustainable Housing Finance: Private Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform,” on Wednesday, October 25 at…
An article by Alexander Casey at Zillow, Here’s Where Housing Assistance Falls Short, examines the supply of rental housing available to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) recipients. Mr. Casey’s research…
A report prepared for HUD, Rent Burden in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, found that 46% of Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders in 2015 were cost-burdened, spending more than 30% of their income…
The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing on Thursday, October 26 at 10:00 am ET to consider President Donald Trump’s nominations to top HUD posts. Senators will meet with and…
The Senate passed a budget resolution, bringing Republicans in Congress one step closer to enacting tax reform legislation and final appropriations bills. While a budget resolution is nonbinding and…
Housing advocates and local elected officials celebrated the creation of Housing Alliance Delaware this month in Dover, DE. The Alliance, an NLIHC state partner, was established in June through the…
Source: IASP & NLIHC. (2017). Misdirected Investments: How the Mortgage Interest Deduction Drives Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap. Washington, DC: NLIHC. Available at: http://bit.ly/2gIy7LZ
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of October 15:
“How the mortgage tax break widens the racial divide,” Inman News, October 18, at: http://bit.ly…
