Survey of Mayors Finds Bipartisan Agreement that High Housing Costs are...
The fifth edition of the Menino Survey of Mayors from Boston University’s “Initiative on Cities” found that mayors across the political spectrum identify high housing costs as one of the biggest...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 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 1/28). NLIHC also posts this...
View ArticleHUD and New York City Reach Agreement on NYC Housing Authority
HUD Secretary Ben Carson and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on January 31 that they reached an agreement on how to address problems related to health, safety, and agency operations at the...
View ArticleHUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Sends Out Two Post-Shutdown Memos
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs sent two memos to property owners, HUD offices, and lenders on February 1, one discussing the resumption of Multifamily asset management activities, the...
View ArticleHUD Informs PHAs about Voucher and Public Housing Funds Available for Coming...
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on February 1 describing Housing Choice Voucher renewal and public housing Operating...
View ArticleResearchers Find Rental Assistance Bills Would Be Most Efficient in Reducing...
As described by Dylan Matthews at Vox, a team of researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy analyzed five bills recently proposed by Democratic presidential hopefuls or...
View ArticleSenators Collins and Reed Urge Continued Funding of Housing Trust Fund and...
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have called upon the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to continue funding the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) to...
View ArticleSenator Crapo Releases Banking Committee Agenda, Housing Finance Reform Outline
Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s agenda for the 116th Congress. A key piece of the agenda is to begin assessing proposals to reform the...
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Honor the 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky...
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and...
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Advocates to Discuss Federal Fixes to Achieve Equitable Disaster Recovery at...
Major disasters in 2017 and 2018 caused immense damage, exacerbating the housing crisis in impacted communities and leaving low-income households with even fewer options for safe, sanitary, and...
View ArticleHouse Finalizes Committee Rosters for 116th Congress
The House has finalized the membership of committees and announced subcommittee leadership for the 116th Congress.House Financial Services CommitteeChair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Ranking Member Patrick...
View ArticleSenators Reintroduce ‘Voucher Mobility’ Bill to Improve Access to...
Senators Todd Young (R-ID), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced S. 291, the “Housing Choice Voucher Mobility...
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NLIHC Provides Memo to 116th Congress Offering Solutions to Rental Housing...
Click on image to read the reportNLIHC released on January 30 “Opportunities to End Homelessness and Housing Poverty in the 116th Congress,” a memo for incoming senators and representatives suggesting...
View ArticleJoin Letter Urging Congress to Lift Harmful Sequester Spending Caps for FY20
NDD United, a broad group of stakeholders interested in protecting federal nondefense discretionary (NDD) funding, is coordinating a sign-on letter urging Congress to end the harmful Budget Control Act...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 Organizations Call on Congress and President Trump to Reach...
More than 1,000 organizations signed onto NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding’s (CHCDF’s) letter to Congress and President Trump urging them to come to an agreement on...
View ArticleMore Than 800 Organizations Call for Increased FEMA Oversight and for...
National, state, and local organizations call on House and Senate Committees ensure FEMA addresses the housing needs of low-income natural disaster survivorsWashington, D.C. – NLIHC and the Disaster...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 11, 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 2/4).Legislation and Congressional...
View ArticleCoalition Urges Congress to Hold FEMA Oversight Hearings and to Reform...
NLIHC and the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations sent a letter on February 6 to the congressional leaders of the Senate Homeland...
View ArticleHUD Offers HOME Program Series II and III Training Webinars
HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is again offering a “Building HOME” webinar training series. The training series will provide an overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program...
View ArticleHUD Sends Proposed Changes to Disparate Impact Regulations to OMB
HUD sent proposed changes to the disparate impact regulations to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on February 1. HUD previously...
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