NLIHC has produced two new resources for advocates, state agencies and developers related to developing and operating housing affordable to extremely low income (ELI) households with national Housing…
Principle Deputy Secretary for Community Planning and Development Harriet Tregoning sent a letter to state agencies responsible for administering the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), offering…
HUD published an FAQ describing the elements that must be included in a state’s set of rehabilitation standards for housing assisted with national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) funds. If a state intends…
HUD has developed a sample national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plan form, called Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan Guide 2016. States may use the sample form to submit their HTF Allocation…
After days of debate, the Senate passed a spending package that included the FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill on May 19 by a vote of…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved its FY17 spending bill on May 18 by a voice vote. Much like the Senate…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved by a vote of 30-0 its FY17 spending bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 19.
The bill would fund the Section 521 Rental…
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…
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…
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…
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…
