An analysis by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, titled Many Full-Time Workers Face Housing Affordability Problems, finds the median full-time wage in low paying occupations…
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…
On March 21, Representative Steven Palazzo (R-MS) introduced the “Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016” (H.R. 4816). The bill allows for greater flexibility and some changes in…
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 “…
Affordable housing advocates in New Hampshire celebrated a significant victory this month when Governor Maggie Hassan (D) signed Senate Bill 146, legislation that allows single-family homeowners to…
