Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL) led Democrats in the Florida congressional delegation in sending a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, urging the administration to abandon its proposal to cut…
The House approved, by a vote of 210-206, a rescission package on June 7. “The Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act” (HR 3), based on an earlier proposal by the White House, includes…
HUD has announced the Protect Our Kids! Campaign, a new initiative to safeguard young children from lead poisoning as part of National Healthy Homes Month. The campaign aims to review and enforce…
HUD published the FY18 allocations for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in the Federal Register on June 5. The allocations totaling $266 million will go to all 50 states, five territories, and…
A study by Matthew Palm, “Scale in Housing Policy: A Case Study of the Potential of Small Area Fair Market Rents,” published in Cityscape investigates the effects of Small Area Fair Market Rents (…
During the California state primary election on June 5, San Francisco residents voted to approve a ballot initiative for the city to guarantee legal representation to all tenants facing eviction. The…
The North American Housing and HIV Research Summit IX will be held August 1-3, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The early bird registration ends June 30. Register at: https://bit.ly/2kZgeug
The…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will be held in Louisville, KY, the city of thoroughbred racing, baseball bats, and performing arts, the week of August 20-24. The NTI courses, lasting…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
NFHA National Conference Panel, Washington, DC, on June 12
Virginia…
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted June 7 to approve a draft FY19 spending bill that provides robust funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD. The strong Senate…
The Senate Appropriations Committee will begin this week its process for setting FY19 funding levels for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD. The Transportation, Housing and…
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a $1.8 billion housing bond bill, H. 4536, on May 31 to increase the production and preservation of housing affordable to low and moderate income families…
