The Center for American Progress will hold an event on June 5, “How Can the Housing Finance System Promote Broad Access and Affordability?” The event will be held at 12 pm at 1333 H Street NW, 10th…
The Washington, DC-based Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, is celebrating historic budget votes by the Council of the District of…
A new study demonstrates that households with children face a higher risk of eviction than households without children. The study drew data from court records of all evictions taking place in…
A new report from the Alliance for a Just Society finds that the foreclosure crisis continues across America, but particularly for people of color. The study shows that communities with a majority…
Christina Reyes joined NLIHC on May 28, 2013 as Executive Assistant to the President. Prior to NLIHC, Christina interned at the Boston office of Opportunity Nation where she assisted with policy,…
Congress passes stopgap measure to keep government open through December 9
With only two days to spare before the deadline, Congress avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term…
Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) was added as a co-sponsor to the Common Sense Housing Investment Act (H.R. 1213) on May 20. Ms. Clarke is the eighth Representative to co-sponsor the bill.H.R.…
On May 16, the Cleveland City Council passed a resolution in support of the United for Homes campaign, and urged its congressional delegation to co-sponsor H.R. 1213, the Common Sense Housing…
Senate Committee on Finance Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) and House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Dave Camp (R-MI) are urging advocates and members of the public to share ideas for tax reform with the…
The House of Representatives moved forward with its FY14 budget work, while advocacy efforts for strong HUD and USDA Rural Housing Service appropriations stepped up in the second half of May. On May…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee held a brief and final hearing on the President’s FY14 USDA…
