Policy makers and advocates got an early glimpse at President Donald Trump’s FY18 budget proposal on February 28. The president’s budget would increase defense spending by $54 billion, paid for…
The House Financial Services Committee met in an open session on February 28 to approve the committee’s budget “views and estimates” for FY18, including those for HUD. The Committee stressed the…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 26:
“Ben Carson wins Senate confirmation as housing secretary,” Fox News, March 2 at: http://fxn.…
Washington, DC – Today, in response to the confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available…
The full Senate is expected to vote this week to confirm Dr. Ben Carson to serve as HUD secretary. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee and in written responses…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the “Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act of 2017” (H.R. 1146), designed to help provide legal and supportive services to lower income…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) offers a 3-minute video providing a simple explanation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's "duty to serve" underserved markets. FHFA oversees Fannie Mae and…
HUD held and repeated a webinar (see Memo 11/7/16 and 1/9) to educate stakeholders about the requirements of the Equal Access Rule (see Memo, 2/3/12) and the Gender Identity Rule (see Memo, 10/3/16…
A report by the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), The Education Boost: Lifting Families Out of Poverty, finds that every additional year of education for rent-assisted…
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…
