The Florida Keys Community Land Trust (CLT) is turning Hurricane Irma’s disastrous impact into opportunities to build new affordable housing. The Florida Keys CLT purchases storm-damaged…
The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) will hold its 27th Annual Meeting & Housing Expo on June 12 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This event is the largest…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Meetings with Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, ND, June 7 - 10
NFHA…
Representative Dennis Ross (R-FL) has released a draft bill that would cut housing benefits that help low income families afford to keep roofs over their heads. The bill could increase rents on…
President Trump signed the “Family Self-Sufficiency Act” into law on May 24. The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Act was included in a larger deregulation bill (S. 2155) that passed the House on May 22…
President Trump signed into law a permanent extension of the “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act” (PTFA) on May 24. The PTFA was included in a larger deregulation bill (S. 2155) passed by the…
After House passage of the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (S. 2155) on May 22 by a vote of 258-159, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on May 24. The…
The House Financial Services Committee approved two bills related to affordable housing on May 22. The Committee unanimously passed the “Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018” (HR…
The Senate confirmed Brian Montgomery as the HUD assistant secretary for housing and commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on May 23. The final vote was 72-23. Mr. Montgomery was…
The House Appropriations Committee moved forward its FY19 spending bill for affordable housing and community development programs on May 23. The bill was approved by a 34-17 vote, and now heads to…
HUD announced that C. Lamar Seats is the new deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs. Mr. Seats was a managing director at M&T Realty Capital Corporation,…
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on May 23 on “Ten Years of Conservatorship: The Status of the Housing Finance System” with Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt as the…
