NLIHC celebrates its 50th year of advocacy in 2024! Since being founded in 1974 by Cushing N. Dolbeare, NLIHC has educated, organized, and advocated to ensure decent, affordable housing for everyone…
MSNBC published an op-ed by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on December 27 urging Congress to act now to reverse the sharp rise in homelessness seen over the last year. According to a recent…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a summary of thousands of responses it received after issuing a Request for Input (RFI) concerning how the agency can create and enforce renter…
Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced the “Rural Housing Services Reform Act” in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 14. The bill – a companion to…
U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced that a full committee hearing, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (…
NLIHC will host the year’s first session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a meeting with and for renter and resident leaders – today, January 8, at 6 pm ET. During the meeting, NLIHC staff will lead a…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition has signed on to a letter drafted by the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies and seven additional disability justice organizations…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on January 5 to Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Red Cross Executive Director Gail J. McGovern on behalf of the…
Children’s HealthWatch (CHW) – an Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign partner – has published a new article in support of the “Rent Relief Act of 2023.” The article shows why safe, stable…
A new article published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, “The metropolitan and neighborhood geographies of REIT- and private equity-owned single-family rentals,” explores the characteristics and…
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). Data are not available for 2021 due to pandemic-related disruptions to counts.…
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed between December 17 and December 31:
“What Does ‘Affordable Housing’ Actually Mean?” Money, January 4 at: http://tinyurl.com/…
