The “Resources” page on the United for Homes (UFH) website includes images for Twitter and Facebook, data, fact sheets, and other tools to assist advocates in spreading the message about the simple…
A copy of President Trump’s 2018 budget for HUD was leaked on May 19. The leaked budget would slash funding for affordable housing programs that millions of low income seniors, people with…
Democratic lawmakers urged their colleagues to come to a bipartisan agreement to raise federal spending caps equally for defense and nondefense programs for FY18. Without an agreement, the cap on non…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue faced tough questions from representatives on the House Agriculture Committee about the administration’s proposal to eliminate the…
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) will host a policy forum to support its newly launched Housing Not Handcuffs national campaign, which fights against the criminalization of…
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testified before the Senate Banking Committee on May 18 that the Trump administration would take up housing finance reform in the second half of the year. He said…
A study by Sandra J. Newman and Scott Holupka, “Race and Assisted Housing,” published in Housing Policy Debate explores racial disparities between black and white families with children living in…
Mortgage interest deduction (MID) reform continues to progress in the California state legislature. The “Bring California Home Act” (AB 71) would eliminate the state’s MID for second homes, which are…
The California Housing Partnership, an NLIHC state partner, released reports during the week of May 15 describing the affordable housing challenges facing lower income renters in 11 California…
The Montana legislature passed four important pieces of legislation during its 2017 session, a somewhat rare accomplishment in a state where legislators have often minimized the state’s role in…
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), HAI Group’s research center, will be hosting its second annual PAHRC Report Forum, How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People…
