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…
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 House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding levels for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD will vote today on a draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 spending bill that…
The Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, July 22-29, is active on social media. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and use the Facebook group page to share images, events, and planning…
NLIHC continues to urge advocates to contact their members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to rural housing for FY18 and to fully fund rural housing programs. The…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will take place in Philadelphia the week of August 14-18. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing…
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R) joined legislators in creating the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund when he signed Legislative Bill 518 (LB 518) on April 27. The $7.3 million initial…
HUD has released its latest Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data. The five-year (2010-2014) data are used by HUD and state and local governments to examine housing needs and make…
President Donald Trump’s FY18 budget request proposes to slash federal investments in affordable housing and other essential programs that ensure basic living standards for low income individuals and…
