Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) is expected to be sworn in as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Monday, January 6. He will also resign from his congressional seat on…
Gaining funding for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) advanced on several fronts in 2013. Here is a brief review.
NLIHC launched the United for Homes campaign in 2013 with the goal of gaining…
The Senate passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, H.J. Res. 59, by a vote of 64 to 36 on December 18. All Democrats and Independents voted in favor, but only eight Republicans supported the…
Legislation was introduced recently in the House (H.R. 3543) and Senate (S. 1761) to make permanent the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA), which sunsets on December 31, 2014, and to add a…
NLIHC is partnering with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the National Alliance to End Homelessness to co-host the congressional briefing, “Addressing Homelessness and Housing…
HUD released the FY14 income limits and median family income (MFI) estimates on December 18. For FY14, the estimated MFI for the United States is $63,900.
These data are used to determine…
Advocates should be aware that the timing of the public participation for their jurisdiction’s FY14 Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan might be different this year, or there might be “contingency…
The process that a public housing agency (PHA) must follow when it wants a tenant with an enhanced voucher (EV) to exchange the EV for a Project-Based Voucher (PBV) is the subject of Notice PIH 2013-…
Inadequate Congressional appropriations and reductions due to sequestration continue to strain the Housing Choice Voucher program. Consequently, public housing agencies (PHAs) are asking HUD whether…
HUD has created a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify various features of the final HOME regulations. Six of the 16 topics cover Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs).…
Illinois advocates and residents are celebrating a new state law that codifies protections for renters living in foreclosed properties. The law, which took effect on November 19, ensures that key…
On December 17, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates, and the 2012 ACS one-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) file. Each year, the…
