WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000, released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), reveals that only 5% of the mortgages…
A study released today by NLIHC, A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000, finds that only 5% of new mortgages obtained in the past three years were larger than $500,000.…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is considering a new path to completing the FY16 appropriations process. He may attempt to bring a version of the Transportation, Housing and Urban…
On November 10, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced S. 1754, the “Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act.” The bill makes changes to the Higher Education Act to…
On Tuesday, November 10, Republican presidential candidates met in Milwaukee, WI for the fourth GOP debate. Housing was mentioned on three occasions during a portion of the debate focused on the…
The Otero County Hunger Coalition (OHC) of southern New Mexico hosted an inaugural Summit on Hunger and Homelessness on November 6. Advocates and service providers from across Otero County gathered…
An article in the November issue of Governing titled “As Affordable Housing Shrinks, Where Can Families Live?” reports on the availability of affordable homes for families in the twenty-five largest…
The Home Funders, a collaborative of private investors which supports innovative rental projects that house extremely low-income families in Massachusetts, will kick-off its Innovation Competition on…
The Search Committee of the NLIHC Board of Directors has set December 11 as the deadline for applications from candidates for the position of NLIHC President and Chief Executive Officer. Interested…
NLIHC is accepting resumes for winter/spring 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues,…
President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) into law on November 2. The BBA provides relief from the Budget Control Act of 2011’s sequester spending caps for FY16 and FY17.…
Speaking at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ on November 2, President Barack Obama announced new actions to promote the rehabilitation and reintegration for formerly-incarcerated inmates. The…
