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Ron Terwilliger Provides Matching Gift for NLIHC 2017 Housing Leadership...
NLIHC is pleased to announce that J. Ronald Terwilliger has provided a generous matching gift for the 2017 Housing Leadership Awards Reception! Make a contribution today and your support will be...
View ArticleUrge Congress to Protect Critical Affordable Housing and Transportation Funding
Funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is threatened. Contact Congress today and tell them to protect the federal spending needed to ensure families and...
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Impossible – By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
For years the mortgage interest deduction (MID) was considered an untouchable third rail program. Powerful opponents with deep pockets created a sturdy mythology around the program’s importance: it was...
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Fact of the Week: Millions of Extremely Low Income Households Cost-Burdened
“Cost Burden” means spending more than 30% of income on housing and utilities. “Severe Cost Burden” means spending more than 50% of income on housing and utilities. “Extremely Low Income” = at or...
View ArticleEducation Reduces Families’ Rental Assistance Needs
A report by the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), The Education Boost: Lifting Families Out of Poverty, finds that every additional year of education for rent-assisted...
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HUD Posts Webinar on Equal Access and Gender Identity
HUD held and repeated a webinar (see Memo11/7/16 and 1/9) to educate stakeholders about the requirements of the Equal Access Rule (see Memo, 2/3/12) and the Gender Identity Rule (see Memo, 10/3/16),...
View ArticleVideo Explains FHFA’s Duty-to-Serve Obligation
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) offers a 3-minute video providing a simple explanation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's "duty to serve" underserved markets. FHFA oversees Fannie Mae and...
View ArticleUpdate on ACA Repeal and Implications for Housing Services
The progress of efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remain unclear.Proposals to repeal the ACA Medicaid expansion and to convert Medicaid to a block grant or per-capita capped...
View ArticleBill Would Provide Legal Assistance to Low Income Tenants
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the “Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act of 2017” (H.R. 1146), designed to help provide legal and supportive services to lower income...
View ArticleFinal Confirmation Vote on Dr. Carson as soon as This Week
The full Senate is expected to vote this week to confirm Dr. Ben Carson to serve as HUD secretary. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee and in written responses to questions...
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Learn about United for Homes Campaign to End Homelessness and Housing Poverty
Learn about the NLIHC-led United for Homes (UFH) campaign to end homelessness and housing poverty by visiting the new UFH website and by attending a March 2 webinar about the campaign. The UFH campaign...
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Join Webinar on NLIHC’s New Housing Affordability GAP Report and UFH...
NLIHC will hold a webinar on the 2017 edition of its report The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes on March 2. The report measures the availability of rental housing affordable to extremely low income...
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Honor 2017 Housing Leadership Awardees Amy Anthony and Ron Terwilliger!
Each year, NLIHC honors two extraordinary individuals for their contributions to affordable housing. This year’s honorees are Amy S. Anthony and J. Ronald Terwilliger. Help us honor them with a...
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Sign Letter Urging Congress to Protect and Expand the National Housing Trust...
Contact Congress today to emphasize the importance of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), and sign your organization onto a letter from advocates around the country asking Congress to protect and...
View ArticleSign Letter Telling Congress to Protect Fair Housing
NLIHC encourages organizations to sign onto a letter urging the House of Representatives to oppose any amendments to the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related...
View ArticleStudy Shows Massive Shortage of Affordable and Available Housing for Lowest...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available...
View ArticleNLIHC Statement on the Confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing...
Washington, DC – Today, in response to the confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) President...
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The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
Now Available! The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. Click here to learn more.Image: Link: http://nlihc.org/research/gap-report
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Massive Shortage of Affordable and Available Housing for America’s Lowest...
NLIHC released its new report, The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, on March 2. The report finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low income (ELI)...
View ArticleGAO Report Describes Role of LIHTC Syndicators
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report describing the characteristics and role of syndicators in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) market from 2005 through 2014. An...
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