Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016.” The bill would increase the allocation of Low…
A paper written by Dan Immergluck, Ann Carpenter, and Abram Lueders for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Declines in Low-Cost Rented Housing Units in Eight Large Southeastern Cities, explores the…
HUD published a proposed rule that would require, when feasible, broadband infrastructure to be installed at the time of new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing…
Housing advocates in Vermont have much to celebrate as the state’s General Assembly adjourned its annual Legislative session this month. Vermont faces a political environment familiar to many states…
A webinar will discuss strategies advocates can pursue to help obtain and maintain housing for people with criminal records using recent HUD guidance on this issue (see Memo, 4/11). The webinar will…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place August 8-12 in Detroit, MI. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset…
Thought-leaders from across the affordable housing movement will explore the challenge of keeping affordable housing sustainable at the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) annual…
The House Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing titled, “Moving America’s Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity.” The hearing will be held on…
Source: Immergluck, D., Carpenter, A. & Lueders, A. (2016.) Declines in Low-Cost Rented Housing Units in Eight Large Southeastern Cities. Atlanta, GA: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Available…
HUD issued guidance regarding methods Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) may use for determining utility allowances (UAs) at rental properties assisted with HOME Investment Partnerships program funds…
HUD proposes two changes to the Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) regulations, requiring jurisdictions to describe broadband access in housing occupied by low and moderate income households and to consider…
NLIHC offered comments in response to HUD’s request for recommendations for specific policy proposals to be implemented as part of the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration (see Memo, 4…
