NLIHC is pleased to announce the release of the 2016 Advocates’ Guide: An Educational Primer on Federal Programs and Resources Related to Affordable Housing and Community Development. The…
Diane Yentel began her second stint at NLIHC on March 28, this time as incoming President and CEO. She will succeed Sheila Crowley on April 6. After 17 years and much success as President and CEO of…
NLIHC released a new report on March 24 titled The Gap: The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis, 2016 that documents a shortage of 7.2 million affordable and available rental units for the nation’s 10.4…
NLIHC is hosting a special presentation by Matthew Desmond on his New York Times best-selling book: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City on April 28, from 9:30 to 11:30am ET at the…
On March 23, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced legislation to provide significant resources to end homelessness in the United States. The…
NLIHC has learned that an unfortunate provision in the Budget Control Act of 2011, the law that created the sequester, will take a 6.9% cut out of the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) and the…
On March 22, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing to examine whether government regulations impact the cost of producing affordable housing. Some hearing…
An article published by Housing Policy Debate titled “How Affordable is HUD Affordable Housing?” examines transportation costs for residents living in Section 8 multifamily properties. The study’s…
On March 8, HUD sent a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that would amend HUD’s Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention regulations. The title of the proposed rule is “…
Two notices concerning the new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule were published in the Federal Register on March 23.
One notice announced the availability of an assessment tool that…
On March 14, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing revised the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the transfer of all or a portion of any remaining budget authority of a project-based Section…
