NLIHC Welcomes Communications Intern Julia Rapp
Julia Rapp joins NLIHC as our new summer communications intern. She comes from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and is currently studying Journalism and Arab World Studies at American University. Her...
View ArticleNLIHC Seeking Director of Public Policy
NLIHC is seeking a director of public policy to advance the Coalition’s policy-related programs and projects. The director will facilitate the Coalition’s public policy-setting process, assuring robust...
View ArticleOnline Discussion with Author Matt Desmond on Evictions in the U.S.
Homes For All and the Right To The City Alliance will host a national online discussion with acclaimed author Matthew Desmond to discuss the growing eviction epidemic and renter crisis in the U.S. The...
View ArticleFrom the Field: DC Advocates Lobby for Sustained Commitment to Affordable...
Advocates, service providers, resident leaders, and developers from across the District of Columbia gathered on Tuesday, May 10, to lobby councilmembers to sustain and expand essential affordable...
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Fact of the Week: Percentage of Rent Burdened Households in NYC, 2010-2014
Source: Austensten, M. et al. (2016). State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2015. New York, NY: NYU Furman Center. http://bit.ly/1TFCj8v
View ArticleStrategies to Prevent Displacement of Asian American and Pacific Islander...
A report released by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement titled Asian American & Pacific Islander...
View ArticleGentrification Worsens Housing Affordability and Rent-Burdens in New York City
New York University’s Furman Center released its annual report, The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2015. This year’s report analyzes the effects of gentrification in the city;...
View ArticleNLIHC Submits Comments on Proposed State AFFH Assessment Tool
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s proposed Assessment Tool to be used by states to create an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) to comply with the new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)...
View ArticleProposed Rule Prohibits Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination...
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a proposed rule to revise the Native American and Native Hawaiian programs by incorporating an existing fair housing rule, the Equal Access...
View ArticleHouse Hearing Compares Affordable Housing Models in the UK and the US
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance compared the affordable housing models of the United States and the United Kingdom during a hearing on May 12. Both countries have...
View ArticleSenate Examines Evidence-Based Standards to Better Serve Vulnerable Families
The Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing to examine the role of outcomes and evidence-based standards in informing social policies and to explore how to apply them more effectively to program...
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House and Senate to Take Action on FY17 THUD Spending Bills this Week
After a controversial amendment threatened to derail the Senate from passing appropriations bills (See Memo5/2), senators were able to come to a deal, relieving the legislative logjam that delayed the...
View ArticleRep. Ellison Urges Reform of the Mortgage Interest Deduction during Hearing...
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) urged reform of the mortgage interest deduction (MID) and described his “Common Sense Housing Investment Act” (H.R. 1662) during a House Ways and Means Tax Policy...
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HUD Publishes HTF Maximum Per-Unit Subsidy FAQ
HUD has published an FAQ describing the national Housing Trust Fund’s (HTF’s) maximum per-unit development subsidy requirement. The HTF regulation [24 CFR 93.300(a)] requires grantees (states) to...
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TAKE ACTION: Urge Senate to Pass FY17 THUD Spending Bill
Senate Considers THUD Bill and Amendments Take Action TODAY: Urge Your Senator to Support the Bill and Support/Oppose Key Amendments The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its FY17...
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ACTION NEEDED: Urge Your Senators to Defeat Attacks on Fair Housing Today!
Fair Housing Under Attack as Senate Considers THUD Bill Take Action TODAY: Urge Your Senators to Oppose the Lee-Cotton Amendment Your calls are working! Just last night, the Senate passed the...
View ArticleNLIHC UPDATE: Senate Passes FY17 THUD Spending Bill Without Harmful Fair...
SenateAfter days of debate, the Senate passed yesterday a spending package that included the THUD appropriations bill by a vote of 89 to 9.NLIHC supported passage of the bill since it includes no...
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Fact of the Week: Percent Change in Rented Housing Units in Eight Southern...
Source: Immergluck, D., Carpenter, A. & Lueders, A. (2016.) Declines in Low-Cost Rented Housing Units in Eight Large Southeastern Cities. Atlanta, GA: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Available at...
View ArticleLoss of Thousands of Low-Cost Rental Homes in Eight Southeastern Cities
A paper written by Dan Immergluck, Ann Carpenter, and Abram Lueders for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Declines in Low-Cost Rented Housing Units in Eight Large Southeastern Cities, explores the...
View ArticleNLIHC Submits Comments on MTW Expansion
NLIHC offered comments in response to HUD’s request for recommendations for specific policy proposals to be implemented as part of the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration (see Memo,...
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