Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3215 on July 12 to increase funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund to $5 billion annually, including $600 million each year to reduce lead…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) voted on its FY18 spending bill on July 11. The bill next goes to the full House…
The full House Appropriations Committee voted on July 12 to report the FY18 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spending bill to the House. While the proposed bill rejects President Trump’s more…
Senate Republicans released a new version of their legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on July 13. The new bill, like previous versions, would cause millions of people to…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimates President Trump’s budget proposal would allow HUD to increase rents for up to four million HUD-assisted low income families by an average…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will meet in open session on July 18 to consider three nominations to key positions at HUD:
Paul Compton, Jr., to general counsel;
Anna…
The spring 2017 issue of Shelterforce features a series of articles that examine the standard measure of housing affordability that a household should spend no more than 30% of its income on housing…
A report from Zillow, How to Save on Rent: Don’t Move, finds that renters who renew their lease typically pay less rent than those who move. In 2015, renters who moved in the past year paid 47% more…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published an updated version of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (Guide), the book that provides guidance on renewing long-term, project-based Section 8…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will take place in Philadelphia the week of August 14-18. Pre-event registration is July 24. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in…
The Vermont state legislature wrapped up its business for the year on June 21, having resolved an impasse with Governor Phil Scott (R) over teachers’ health care benefits that resulted in a budget…
