Deadline Approaching for Annual Organizing Award Nominations
February 5th is the deadline for NLIHC members to submit nominations for the prestigious annual Organizing Award. Don’t miss this opportunity to win recognition for outstanding achievements during…
2015 Tax Breaks Increase Deficit Projections, Hearings Set
“In 2016, the federal budget deficit will increase, in relation to the size of the economy, for the first time since 2009,” the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stated in a summary of a semi-annual…
NLIHC Voterization Webinar, February 17
Plan to attend NLIHC’s first Voterization webinar of 2016, “Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Registration,” on Wednesday, February 17, at 2:00 pm ET. NLIHC will offer a series…
From The Field: Alaska Governor Hosts Housing Summit to Develop Affordability Solutions
On January 6, Alaska Governor Bill Walker (I) convened advocates, state officials, and housing developers to explore solutions to the state’s worsening housing affordability and safety challenges.…
Income Inequality on the Rise
A report by Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes of the Brookings Institution, City and Metropolitan Inequality on the Rise, Driven by Declining Incomes, shows that income inequality in the United States…
NHC Reviews State of Research on Housing and Healthcare Costs
A new literature review by Lisa Sturtevant and Janet Viveiros of the National Housing Conference (NHC), How Investing in Housing Can Save on Health Care, examines the current state of research on the…
2010-2014 ACS PUMS Data Released
On January 21, the U.S. Census Bureau released the five-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) file for the 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS). The Census Bureau makes PUMS files available…
Fact of the Week: Income Change at the Bottom and Top of Income Distribution 2007-2014
Source: Berube, A., Holmes, N. (2016). City and Metropolitan Inequality on the Rise, Driven by Declining Incomes. Retrieved from http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/01/14-income-inequality-…
NLIHC Welcomes New Spring Policy Intern Michael Chapman
Michael Chapman joins NLIHC as a spring policy intern. Originally from Mililani, Hawaii, Michael is currently studying Government at Georgetown University. Michael’s interest in housing policy arose…
February 5th is Deadline for Annual Organizing Award Nominations
The February 5 nomination deadline for NLIHC’s Annual Organizing Award is quickly approaching. Please nominate an outstanding local or statewide organizing effort. The 2016 Organizing Award…
President to Request Funding for Mobility Counseling and Choice Neighborhood Initiative Expansion
President Barack Obama did not mention housing in his State of the Union address on January 12, but Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan later provided a preview of some items that…