The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s Memo, see 9/18…
During a September 20 hearing on “Disaster Preparedness for Older Americans” held by the Senate Special Aging Committee led by Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA…
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) has introduced legislation to provide limited tax relief for survivors of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The bill will be added to must…
House Republican leaders plan to release details of their tax reform plan this week. In recent weeks, White House officials have suggested that their tax plan may include changes to the mortgage…
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) released their annual report, 2017 State of Housing in Black America, on September 20. The report indicates that while the black homeownership…
Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Todd Young (R-IN), Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the “Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017” (S.…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing on HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, which is designed to help families receiving housing assistance…
For the first time in more than a decade, the Wisconsin state budget includes new funding to support programs focused on ending homelessness; $2.45 million will be used for case management services,…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Housing Action NH Home Matters Workgroup Webinar on September 25…
The National Housing Law Project and the Housing Justice Network are hosting their 2017 National Meeting October 12-14 in Washington DC. During the conference, top legal experts, advocate leaders,…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 17:
Endangered HUD Funds will Drive the Recovery: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/09/…
