The 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation on June 24, reveals that while the overall well-being of the nation’s children has improved slightly in the past year, the…
CONTACT: Sarah Brundage, [email protected], 202.662.1530 x246The State of the Nation’s Housing 2013 report, released today, reconfirms that low income renters continue to struggle to afford housing and…
CONTACT: Sarah Brundage, [email protected], 202.662.1530 x246Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) approved by voice vote a $44.1 billion…
The Tax Policy Center of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution released a new report on June 5 that examines how some tax reform proposals would affect the price of housing in some…
The Center for American Progress (CAP) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) released the report “Making the Mortgage Market Work for America’s Families,” on June 5. The report offers a…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Statements on Administration Policy (SAP) on the House Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill and on the Military Construction and…
The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies marked up its FY14 appropriations bill on June 5.The…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) held a hearing on the health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on June 4…
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy held a hearing, “State of the American Dream: Economy Policy and the Future of the Middle Class,” on June 6. The hearing…
The House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing, “Beyond GSEs: Examples of Successful Housing Finance Models without Explicit Government Guarantees,” on June 12. The hearing will be…
HUD guidance to HUD-assisted housing providers describes how they can support state and local Olmstead efforts to increase integrated housing opportunities for people with disabilities who are…