HUD posted interim guidance for states and insular areas regarding their statutory obligation to affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). Interim guidance is needed because the AFFH Assessment…
HUD published an extensive notice in the Federal Register on January 18 that implements many provisions of the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016” (HOTMA) that pertain to the…
HUD published a Federal Register notice extending the previously established terms and conditions by which HUD will approve a request for the transfer of project-based rental assistance, debt held or…
A paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta titled “Corporate Landlords, Institutional Investors, and Displacement: Eviction Rates in Single-Family Rentals” finds that large corporate…
President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, faced heated questions in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Ranking Member Senator…
HUD’s Office of Pubic and Indian Housing issued a preview of Notice PIH 2017-1 requesting public housing agencies (PHAs) to apply for participation in the first group of the newly expanded Moving to…
In the wake of November 2016 crippling fires in Gatlinburg, TN, the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness (TVCH), an NLIHC member, has been organizing local efforts to support and house…
The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) announced that it is seeking applications for a scholarship program for residents of federally assisted rental housing. The NLHA Education Fund was…
The following are some news stories NLIHC contributed to in the last week:
“10 Housing Policies to Watch Under President Trump,” City Limits, January 19 at: http://bit.ly/2k8ETOz
“What Trump's…
On December 10, Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) was confirmed to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Mr. Watt replaces former Acting Director Edward DeMarco.
“Today, the U.S…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) circulated a new “Dear Colleague” letter for H.R. 1213, the Common-Sense Housing Improvement Act on December 11. The bill, which incorporates the United for Homes…
