The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) on September 15. The data show that there were 43.7 million renter households in 2015. Of these renter households,…
The Brookings Institute presented an early screening of the eight-part documentary series, America Divided, on September 14. Executive producers, Norman Lear and Solly Granatstein, aim to renew the…
Tenant and housing justice groups and allies in over 45 cities across the country will take to the streets for the National Renters’ Day of Action on September 22. The day of action is being…
NLIHC is accepting applications for the fall 2016 research internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice…
The National Low Income Housing Coalition in Washington, D.C. seeks a well-qualified and talented communications associate. Reporting to the communications director, the communications associate will…
The 2013 Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy, the latest edition of this National Low Income Housing Coalition classic, is now available for purchase. It is a compendium of…
Two new co-sponsors have been added to the Common Sense Housing Investment Act (H.R. 1213). Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) was added on April 24 and Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) was added on…
Public comments submitted to the eleven tax reform working groups of the House Committee on Ways and Means have been posted. They include over forty submissions to the Real Estate Working Group.…
A new report commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts uses 2010 IRS data to analyze how the mortgage interest deduction (MID) is distributed across the states. The report also examines MID data by…
On May 3, 2,422 national, state, local, and regional organizations, as well as local officials and governments, sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators that calls for an increase to the FY14…
On April 26, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent letters to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors, providing interim guidance regarding cost savings measures they must take…
President Obama nominated Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on May 1. NLIHC fully supports the nomination of Mr. Watt, who was an early…
