Where to Find Us – August 26
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Utah Housing Coalition Conference, Park City, UT, August 28 2019 National…
Point of View: HUD’s Latest Attack on Fair Housing
HUD published today its Disparate Impact proposed rule, the latest of HUD Secretary Carson’s efforts to gut fair housing protections. With this proposal, Secretary Carson would dismantle a critical…
Podcast Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Out of Reach Report, Moderated by New York Times Reporter Emily Badger
This year marks the 30th anniversary of NLIHC’s Out of Reach. To commemorate the milestone, NLIHC invited New York Times reporter Emily Badger to interview a panel of experts: Peggy Bailey, vice…
Issue of Affordable Housing Is Featured in the News and on the Campaign Trail
The Des MoinesRegister published an opinion piece by Eric Burmeister and Lauren Johnson of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund (PCHTF) and NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on August 12 calling on…
Julián Castro Addresses Affordable Housing and Homelessness in New Hampshire
Presidential candidate and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro participated in an Our Homes, Our Votes, Our New Hampshire event on August 17 for an intimate policy conversation on affordable housing…
Sign Letter Calling for Affordable Housing in Next Presidential Debate
All presidential candidates should share what they will do to make homes affordable for the millions of households struggling to keep roofs over their heads or who have no homes at all. Add your…
Final Public Charge Rule Published, Impacting Immigrants’ Use of Public Housing, Vouchers, and Project-Based Rental Assistance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final “public charge” rule in the Federal Register on August 14. Public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and Section 8 Project-Based…
Webinar on Proposed Anti-Fair Housing Disparate Impact Rule, August 22
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on August 22 to discuss HUD’s proposed drastic changes to the Disparate Impact rule that would make it virtually impossible for…
Proposed Anti-Fair Housing Disparate Impact Rule Published in the Federal Register
HUD formally published in the Federal Registeron August 19, proposed changes to the fair housing Disparate Impact rule that would make it far more difficult for people experiencing various forms of…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Field Hearing on Homelessness in Los Angeles
The House Financial Services Committee held a field hearing, “Examining the Homeless Crisis in Los Angeles,” on August 14. Three panels of witnesses from state and local organizations explained that…
Inequality in Housing Prices and Incomes Reduces Mobility
A working paper from the International Monetary Fund, Stranded! How Rising Inequality Suppressed US Migration and Hurt Those ‘Left Behind’, argues that regional inequality in home prices and…