HUD published on August 9 its Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress, showing that 8.3 million unassisted very low income households in America spend more than half of their income on…
Sheila Greenwood, chief of staff to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, announced a number additions to the HUD senior management team.
Dana Wade is the general deputy assistant secretary in the Office of…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs conducted two webcasts about Notice H 2017-05, guidance it recently issued regarding the final rule implementing the Violence Against Women…
HUD posted a series of four videos about rent comparability studies (RCS) based on the recently revised Chapter 9 of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (see Memo, 7/17). The videos provide…
A one-paragraph letter dated July 14, 2017 announced HUD’s acceptance of the eleventh submission of the Zoning Supplement to Westchester County’s Analysis of Impediments (AI) to fair housing choice.…
A new study by Kyle Barron, Edward Kung, and Davide Prosperpio, The Sharing Economy and Housing Affordability: Evidence from Airbnb, finds that a 10% increase in Airbnb listings in a neighborhood…
A working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Is It Who You Are or Where You Live? Residential Segregation and Racial Gaps in Childhood Asthma, indicates that residential neighborhoods…
Housing Action Illinois, an NLIHC state partner, turns 30 this year. In commemoration of three decades of outstanding organizing and advocacy for affordable housing, staff from Housing Action…
NLIHC has updated and streamlined its national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) website. In particular, the “HTF State Allocation Plan” section currently has the 2016 HUD-approved HTF Allocation Plans for…
The Urban Institute released a guidebook to help community organizations use data to improve fair housing and access to opportunity. “Using Data to Assess Fair Housing and Improve Access to…
Members of Congress will be home through Labor Day. Reach out and schedule a visit!
Congress will be in recess from through Labor Day. Now is the perfect time to schedule an in-district meeting or…
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve its FY18 spending bill for affordable housing and community development programs. While the bill significantly increases funding over the…
