The Guardian news outlet and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have teamed up to launch a year-long series, “Outside in America,” focusing on people on the frontline of the devastating…
The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) announced it is seeking applications for a scholarship program for residents of federally assisted rental housing. The NLHA Education Fund was created…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 19:
“Is it Time to “Repeal and Replace” the Mortgage Interest Deduction?,” Philadelphia Magazine,…
For years the mortgage interest deduction (MID) was considered an untouchable third rail program. Powerful opponents with deep pockets created a sturdy mythology around the program’s importance: it…
Funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is threatened. Contact Congress today and tell them to protect the federal spending needed to ensure families and…
NLIHC will hold a webinar on the 2017 edition of its report The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes on March 2. The report measures the availability of rental housing affordable to extremely low…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) reintroduced on February 8 the “Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017,” (H.R. 948) to end homelessness and housing poverty through tax reform. The bill calls…
A report by Michael Hankinson at Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, When Do Renters Behave Like Homeowners? High Rent, Price Anxiety, and NIMBYism, finds that renters in high-cost housing…
The Urban Institute released a report, Moving to Work and Neighborhood Opportunity, summarizing the mobility-related initiatives of 39 Moving to Work (MTW) public housing agencies (PHAs). MTW is a…
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a guide for researching federal legislation and regulations. Although written for Congressional staff, the guide is a useful resource for advocates…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 12:
“Low-income housing advocates see threats ahead,” Scotsman Guide, February 16 at: http://bit.…
Funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is under attack. Contact Congress today and tell them to protect the federal spending needed to ensure families and…
