NLIHC bid a sad farewell to Vice President of Operations Bill Shields on December 20. Bill will begin the new year as Executive Director for the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), the…
On December 10, Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) was confirmed to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Mr. Watt replaces former Acting Director Edward DeMarco.
“Today, the U.S…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) circulated a new “Dear Colleague” letter for H.R. 1213, the Common-Sense Housing Improvement Act on December 11. The bill, which incorporates the United for Homes…
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, H.J.Res. 59, includes a provision that would create a repository in which Congress can deposit funding for the National Housing Trust Fund should funding become…
On December 10, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held its final hearing on housing finance reform issues of the year, “Housing Finance Reform: Fundamentals of Transferring…
Budget Conference Committee Chairs Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) reached agreement on final FY14 and FY15 spending levels on December 10, ending months of budget…
The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (the Housing Alliance), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, has launched an effort to help homeless and housing service providers better understand their role…
On December 9, the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University released a new study that shows that 35% of U.S. households were renters in 2012. America's Rental Housing: Evolving Markets…
Generations United released its report Out of One, Many: Uniting the Changing Faces of America on December 10. The report features a survey on demographic shifts as well as articles written in the…
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) issued a “Rural Research Note” about the recent and anticipated ongoing rise in the cost of the USDA Rural Housing Service’s Section 521 Rental Assistance program…
Statement by National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Sheila Crowley on the Confirmation of Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed…
