House Subcommittee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds after 2017 Hurricanes
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “The Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria,” on…
March 4, 2019Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 4, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/25). 2018 California Wildfires…
March 4, 2019Final Rule Amends LIHTC Physical Inspection and Maximum Income and Rent Compliance Monitoring
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a final rule on February 26 amending the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) compliance monitoring regulation. The regulation pertains to two provisions…
March 4, 2019Job Insecurity, Lack of Car Ownership, and Presence of Children Identified as Risk Factors for Housing Instability
An article by Seungbeom Kang in Housing Policy Debate, “Why Low-Income Households Become Unstably Housed: Evidence From the Panel Study of Income Dynamics,” identified income and job insecurity, lack…
March 4, 2019Fact of the Week: Three California Metro Areas Have Lowest Percentages of Renters who Can Afford to Purchase a Home
Source: Urban Institute. (2019). Housing Affordability for Renters Index: Local Perspective and Migration.
March 4, 2019From the Field: Oregon Passes Nation’s First Statewide Rent Control Law
Oregon is the first state to implement a statewide rent stabilization law. Governor Kate Brown (D) signed Senate Bill 608 (SB 608) on February 28, protecting Oregon renters from the frequent and…
March 4, 2019CBPP to Host Webinar on HUD’s FY19 Budget
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is holding a webinar on March 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss the final FY19 HUD budget and what it means for low-income communities. The webinar will…
March 4, 2019Local Solutions Go National at People & Places 2019 Conference
NLIHC is a co-host of the People & Places 2019 conference being held April 15–17 in Arlington, VA, minutes from Washington, DC. Eighteen national nonprofits have joined forces to present this…
March 4, 2019NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 24
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 24. “Public housing: Once desired, now a decades-long decline in CT,” Laredo Morning Times, February…
March 4, 2019Internship: NLIHC Field Intern for Winter/Spring 2019 Semester
NLIHC is accepting applications for its field internship position for the winter/spring 2019 semester. The NLHC field intern assists our Field team in creating email campaigns focused on important…
March 4, 2019Where to Find Us – March 4
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Tennessee Housing Conference, Nashville, TN, March 6 and 7 NCSHA…
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