Washington DC – Seventy-six national civil rights, faith-based, affordable housing, and other organizations have voiced their strong opposition to HUD’s sudden and short-sighted decision to…
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Upcoming Guidance for PHAs. The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) reports that HUD held a conference call with the three public housing agency (PHA) industry…
The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on sustainable housing finance. During the hearing, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt will update the committee on the…
The Senate Budget Committee will debate and vote on its FY18 budget resolution October 4-5. The resolution, released on September 29, sets topline spending levels at $549 billion for defense and $516…
Republican leaders in the Senate canceled a vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after determining the bill did not have enough support to pass. The decision was…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on September 27 examining HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency program (FSS). While the FSS program was praised as a success…
HUD will release an updated version of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) data and mapping tool (AFFH-T) on September 29. AFFH-T Release 4.1 will include functionalities for public…
The National Housing Conference released its 2017 edition of Paycheck to Paycheck on September 27. This year’s report examines housing affordability for healthcare workers in 203 metropolitan areas.…
The 2017 Distressed Communities Index by the Economic Innovation Group highlights the health consequences of economic disparity between communities. The report determined the economic strength of U.S…
Source: National Housing Conference. (2017). Paycheck to Paycheck 2017:
A snapshot of housing affordability for healthcare workers. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/2xEitsr
