The volume of business for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two housing government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), for the first two quarters of 2015 was significantly higher than originally estimated…
You’ve survived the Twitterstorm that swept through social media at the end of July, but now is not the time to let up on other activities integral to the Caps Hurt Communities campaign. It is urgent…
NLIHC urges organizations to unite with 200 organizations that have already signed a letter calling on Senators to reject the House of Representative’s harmful anti-fair housing amendments in any…
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a report providing guidance to help communities develop local action plans that connect unsheltered homeless people with permanent…
The Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky (HHCK), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, is leading the Healthy Homes Coalition, which is working to pass legislation that would extend Kentucky’s…
A report from The Century Foundation estimates that the number of people living in high-poverty neighborhoods has increased from 7.2 million to 13.8 million since 2000. This 91% increase reverses a…
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) issued a report highlighting features of state Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) policies that have the potential to reverse segregated…
NLIHC is accepting resumes for fall 2015 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
The House and Senate will be in recess until September 8. Please take advantage of the August recess to communicate with your Senators and Representatives and to educate them about the importance of…
On July 3, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the “Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act” (S. 1909) that would prohibit the use of federal funds to “implement, administer or enforce” HUD’s recently…
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) made the unprecedented decision to freeze rents on one-year lease renewals for rent-stabilized apartments when it met on June 29. The panel’s 7 to 2…
A study entitled The Likelihood of Experiencing Relative Poverty over the Life Course, by Mark Rank of Washington University and Thomas Hirschl of Cornell University, reports that three out of five…
