Housing in the Debates - Onward
Thank you for joining our efforts to have presidential debate moderators ask candidates for their plans to address the country’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis. Together we have made real…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of November 17
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of November 17: “Radon left untreated for years in Portland public housing,” The Portland Press Herald,…
Representative Clarke Introduces Bill to Address Rising LIHTC Rents and Provide 10-Year Funding to Housing Trust Fund, HOME, and CDBG
Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced the “Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2019” (H.R.4984) on November 5. Co-sponsors include Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY),…
Fact of the Week: Jurisdictions Relying on Inclusionary Zoning and Dedicated Housing Trust Funds for Affordable Housing
Source: Lo, et al. (2019) National Longitudinal Land Use Survey, Urban Land Institute. Survey included 1,703 jurisdictions in 50 largest CBSAs.
From the Field: Puerto Rico Think Tank Hosts Conference on Affordable Housing
Centro Para Una Economía Nueva (Center for a New Economy - CNE), a Puerto Rico-based, nonpartisan think tank, hosted the second conference in their Blueprint initiative series. The purpose of the…
Disability Rights Activists Demand Accessible, Affordable, and Integrated Housing at “All Are One” March in Washington, DC
Disability rights activists demanded the federal government end the pervasive marginalization of disabled Americans during the “All Are One!” March on October 23. ADAPT, a national, disability-…
House Committee Holds Hearing on Housing Finance Reform
The House Financial Services Committee held a full committee hearing, “The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America,” on October 22…
Presidential Candidates Michael Bennet and Beto O’Rourke Release Affordable Housing Plans
Presidential candidates Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) have joined other Democratic presidential candidates in proposing bold plans to address the nation…