March 1 Webinar on Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
A webinar on Tuesday, March 1 at 2:00pm ET will discuss solutions for helping formerly incarcerated people re-enter into their communities. The Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN) of the...
View ArticleColorado Legislators Address Important Housing Issues
The 2016 Colorado State Legislative session underway for nearly two months is addressing a number of important affordable housing issues supported by advocates led by Housing Colorado, an NLIHC State...
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Fact of the Week: Change in Median Net Household Wealth by Race/Ethnicity...
Source: Herbert, C. E., McCue, D. T., Sanchez-Moyano, R. (2016). Update on Homeownership Wealth Trajectories Through the Housing Boom and Bust. Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies....
View ArticleJoint Center for Housing Studies on Wealth Benefits and Risks of Homeownership
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released a new paper titled “Update on Homeownership Trajectories through the Housing Boom and Bust” that examined the wealth-building impacts...
View ArticleRegister for April 18 Webinar on Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing...
The second webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing Issues,” will be presented on Monday, April 18 at 2:00pm ET. The presentation will provide detailed...
View ArticleUSICH Releases Guidance to Align Efforts to End Chronic Homelessness and...
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has released new guidance on how states and local communities can better align their efforts and strategies for ending chronic homelessness and for...
View ArticleHUD Issues Section 8(bb) FAQs
On February 18, 2016, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing issued a set of 16 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the transfer of all or a portion of any remaining budget authority of a...
View ArticleHOME Training for CHDO Staff
HUD will hold eleven two-day courses about the HOME program’s Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) regulatory requirements. The courses are targeted to representatives of prospective CHDOs...
View ArticleMarch 3 Webinar on H.R. 3700, “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act”
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will host a March 3 webinar, “Understanding the Impact of H.R. 3700 on Tenants and Applicants.” This webinar will review H.R. 3700’s likely impacts for...
View ArticleHouse Hearing on HUD FY17 Request Set
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a March 1 hearing on HUD’s FY17 budget request. HUD Secretary Julián Castro will...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Mired in Budget Battles
The release of House Budget Chair Tom Price’s (R-GA) FY17 budget resolution, originally expected the week of February 22, was delayed due to significant disagreements among House Republican...
View ArticleWays and Means Chair Cites Challenges in Passing Comprehensive Tax Reform
On February 25 at a Brookings Institute event, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX) discussed his goals for reforming the U.S. tax code. Mr. Brady said he hopes to achieve...
View ArticleRepresentative Ellison’s “Dear Colleague” Letter on Ending Family Homelessness
Drawing attention to the hundreds of thousands of homeless families in the U.S., Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) has circulated a new “Dear Colleague” letter asking Members of the House of...
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Friday, March 4 Deadline for Early Bird Registration for April 3-5 NLIHC...
Register for the April 3-5 NLIHC Housing Policy Forum by March 4 to take advantage of the early bird registration discount! This year’s forum features U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), former U.S....
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Fact of the Week: Average Monthly Medicaid Health Care Expenditures Before...
Source: Amanda Saul, Cheryl Gladstone, Maggie Weller, Keri Vartanian, Bill Wright, Grace Li and Mari Matsumoto. (2016) Health in Housing: Exploring the Intersection between Housing and Health Care....
View ArticleMillions of Families on Voucher and Public Housing Waiting Lists
A report by the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) titled Housing Agency Waiting Lists and the Demand for Housing Assistance estimates there are approximately 1.6 million...
View ArticleStudy Finds Affordable Housing Reduces Health Care Costs
A study conducted by the Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) and sponsored by Enterprise Community Partners found affordable housing reduced overall health care expenditures by 12% for...
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Webinar on Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing Issues, April 18
The second webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing Issues,” will be held on Monday, April 18 at 2:00pm ET. The webinar will provide detailed information...
View ArticleIRS Issues Regulations Regarding LIHTC Physical Inspections and Income...
On February 25, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final and temporary regulations regarding compliance monitoring duties of state and local agencies administering the Low Income Housing Tax...
View Article“Building HOME” Webinar Series
HUD will conduct three additional virtual deliveries of its Building HOME training. This course is a prerequisite for all other HOME topical courses. The virtual delivery of Building HOME provides an...
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