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Fact of The Week: Use of Small Area FMRs Increases Number of Rental Homes in...
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2017)
View ArticleHUD Releases Interim Report on Small Area FMR Demonstration
HUD released an interim evaluation of Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) implemented by seven PHAs. Five of the PHAs were part of HUD’s SAFMR demonstration and the other two were part of a legal...
View ArticleHUD Issues Fact Sheet for Residents about Enhanced Vouchers
HUD has issued a fact sheet about Enhanced Vouchers (EVs) that public housing agencies will now be required to issue to tenants when owners of private HUD-assisted housing decide no longer to...
View ArticleHUD Issues Guidance on Implementing Lead-Safety Housing Rule
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2017-13, providing guidance regarding actions that must be taken when a child under the age of six is found to have an elevated blood...
View ArticleHUD Suspends Mandatory Small Area FMR Implementation
HUD has suspended the obligation of public housing agencies (PHAs) in 23 metropolitan areas to implement Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs). The office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent...
View ArticleHouse Plans to Vote on FY18 Housing Appropriations in Early September
The House plans to vote on the FY18 Transportation-HUD (THUD) spending bill in the first few days of September after members of Congress return from their month-long recess. The current plan is for the...
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NLIHC Hosts Webinar on Campus Action and the United for Homes Campaign,...
United for Homes endorsers are invited to join a webinar, “Back to School: Campus Activism and the United for Homes Campaign,” on September 13 at 2 pm ET. Presenters from NLIHC and a number of United...
View ArticleTell Your Representative to Cosponsor the “Common Sense Housing Investment...
Congress continues to work toward tax reform legislation, and the Trump Administration recently has indicated an openness to reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID). As tax reform discussions...
View ArticleMeet with Your Members of Congress In-District during August Recess
NLIHC urges affordable housing advocates to meet with your members of Congress while they are home in their states and districts for the August recess through Labor Day. This is an ideal time to...
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Join August 25 Twitter Storm Urging Congress to Fully Fund Affordable Housing...
Please join NLIHC and the Clean Budget Coalition for a Twitter storm on August 25 from 2-2:30 pm ET to urge Congress to fully fund affordable housing and community development programs in FY18 and to...
View ArticleStatement by National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane...
The “Rent Relief Act of 2017,” legislation announced today by U.S. Representative Joe Crowley (D-NY), would provide much-needed resources directly to struggling families and individuals to help them...
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Take Action! Urge Congress to Fully Fund Affordable Housing Programs in FY18
Join us for a Twitter storm on Friday, August 25 at 2 pm ET to tell Congress to pass a #cleanbudget for FY18 and to protect affordable housing investments.Please join NLIHC and the Clean Budget...
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Take Action Today! Urge Congress to Fully Fund Affordable Housing Programs in...
Join us for a Twitter storm today at 2 pm ET to tell Congress to pass a #cleanbudget for FY18 and to protect affordable housing investments.Please join NLIHC and the Clean Budget Coalition for a...
View ArticleNLIHC Seeks Interns for Fall Semester
NLIHC Seeks Interns for Fall SemesterNLIHC is accepting applications for internship positions for the fall 2017 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek...
View ArticleNeighborWorks Brings Training Institute to Nation’s Capital, December 11-15
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will take place in Washington, DC the week of December 11-15. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and...
View ArticleCHN Hosts Webinar on Using New Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Census...
The U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual poverty and income data in mid-September. The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) will host a webinar, “Using the New Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Minnesota Housing Partnership Releases Report on Community...
Housing advocates in Minnesota released a new report on best practices for community engagement in fair housing planning. The report, A New Approach to Fair Housing Community Engagement, outlines the...
View ArticleOECD Releases Affordable Housing Database
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released the Affordable Housing Database (AHD), which provides data on key housing and homelessness indicators for OECD countries. The...
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Fact of the Week: U.S. Among OECD Countries with Highest Overburdened Low...
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Affordable Housing Database, 2017. OECD countries have high income, developed economies.
View ArticleReport Examines Pay-for-Success Model in Housing and Economic Development
A report by Omar Carrillo for the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and NeighborWorks America, Pay for Success: Opportunities and Challenges in Housing and Economic Development,...
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