Federal Response
Congress
The House passed the FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4) on April 27 with a vote of 393 - 13. As previously noted, this bill includes the Disaster Recovery Reform Act,…
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), which coordinates the state’s disaster recovery housing efforts, released a State of Florida Action Plan for Disaster Recovery for the…
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) published an August 5 research note, Who’s Moving into Apartments?, that examines the type of households that switch from owners to…
A report released August 6 by NLIHC and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) provides an updated analysis of rents and home prices in 100 metropolitan areas. This report…
A new report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness and Enterprise Community Partners shows that access to affordable housing is the key to preventing and ending homelessness…
TOPIC: Economic Impact
STATE: Pennsylvania
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: May 2009
AUTHOR: Econsult Corporation, commissioned by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION: This study recommends…
TOPIC: Economic Impact
STATE: North Carolina
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: May 2009
AUTHOR: National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy
DESCRIPTION: In an effort to assess the effectiveness of…
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) reintroduced a broad public
housing preservation and resident protection bill on February 17 (see Memo, 7/23/10).
The bill, H.R. 672, is cosponsored by House…
TOPIC: Housing Need
STATE: Washington
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: 2011
AUTHOR: Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
DESCRIPTION: While homelessness saw a slight decrease, levels across…
Driving Home Economic Recovery, a new report from Live Local Marin, provides compelling new reasons to increase opportunities for people with strong roots in Marin to live closer to where…
The small grants and short-term housing subsidies provided under the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) have helped to shelter thousands of homeless families in the Boston…
Two recent reports emphasize the need to preserve and construct affordable housing around new and proposed Transit Oriented Developments. Maintaining Diversity in America’s Transit-Rich Neighborhoods…
