President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13777 requiring federal agencies like HUD to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force and designate a Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO) to oversee the…
Policy makers and advocates got an early glimpse at President Donald Trump’s FY18 budget proposal on February 28. The president’s budget would increase defense spending by $54 billion, paid for…
The House Financial Services Committee met in an open session on February 28 to approve the committee’s budget “views and estimates” for FY18, including those for HUD. The Committee stressed the…
HUD has approved 41 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans as of March 3. Of the 41, HUD has publicly identified 25: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho,…
NLIHC released its new report, The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, on March 2. The report finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low income (ELI)…
Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as the 17th secretary of HUD by a vote of 58-41 on March 2. A number of Democrats, including Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark Warner (D-VA…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report describing the characteristics and role of syndicators in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) market from 2005 through 2014. An…
The City of Honolulu and Hawaii state legislators are battling over a more ambitious city-wide inclusionary zoning policy announced by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell (D) during his State of the City…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 26:
“Ben Carson wins Senate confirmation as housing secretary,” Fox News, March 2 at: http://fxn.…
Washington, DC – Today, in response to the confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)…
