A study published by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, “Land Use Politics, Housing Costs, and Segregation in California Cities,” found that restrictive, anti-density land-use…
NLIHC, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the National Housing Law Project sent a letter on October 4 to the chairs and ranking members of the…
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced on September 26 the “Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019” (S. 2567). The bill would expand U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter on September 27 to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria, urging the agency to continue contributions to the…
More than 800 organizations have signed onto a national letter calling on the moderators of the fourth presidential debate to ask the candidates about their affordable housing solutions. The deadline…
Participate in the #OurHomesOurVotes2020 tweetstorm on Thursday, October 10 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET to urge the moderators of the next presidential debate to ask a question on affordable…
The next Democratic presidential debate will take place on October 15 in Westerville, Ohio. The NLIHC-led Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement project provides fact…
The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) – an NLIHC-led coalition of over 800 organizations collaborating to ensure equitable disaster housing recovery, especially for the lowest-income people…
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 9/30…
A recent Multifamily Market Commentary from Fannie Mae offers a succinct summary of state and local programs and policies aimed at increasing the supply of affordable housing. It reviews the…
Following a governor’s veto in the spring and a three-month continuing resolution, a final budget agreement was passed by the New Hampshire legislature and signed by Governor Chris Sununu (R) on…