The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable housing campaign hosted its first Opportunity Roundtable meeting on September 18. Representatives from 70 organizations from many different…
The House and Senate continue to negotiate a final deal on a four-bill spending package (“minibus”) that includes the FY19 Transportation-HUD (THUD) and Agriculture spending bills. However, lawmakers…
NLIHC published Getting Started: First Homes Being Built with 2016 National Housing Trust Fund Awards on Wednesday, September 12. This interim report profiles how 42 states, so far, have awarded…
This is the third week of NLIHC membership month; the theme is Members Open the Door to Quality Data, Tools, and Reports.
Members are a critical part of NLIHC’s research and communications work.…
House Republicans introduced on September 10 three bills as part of a Tax Reform 2.0 package. The bills do not contain provisions that affect the Low Income Housing Tax Credit or other affordable…
According to a study released online on September 3, children who were in the womb when their mothers experienced homelessness are significantly more likely to have been hospitalized since birth…
Our Homes, Our Votes conducted a series of six webinars to provide clear information to assist organizations and leaders hoping to engage low income renters in the upcoming 2018 elections.…
The U.S. Census Bureau released two annual reports on income and poverty on September 12. Income and Poverty in the United State: 2017 shows that median household income was $61,400, a 1.8% increase…
A report by Abt Associates analyzed data from more than 2,500 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects developed and placed into service between 2011 and 2016. The intent of the analysis was to…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third District voted 11-1 confirming that the statute that created enhanced vouchers (EVs) provides assisted tenants the right to remain after an owner of private,…
Developers, homeless service providers, advocates, and policymakers throughout Iowa recently launched the Iowa Housing Partnership. Their first event as a new organization was an affordable housing…
