Policy Focus
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How Fannie and Freddie Can Make Us Whole
Housing is a part of our lives that is at once so important, and yet so taken for granted that its impact on us is nearly invisible. Invisible, that is, until a health emergency, job loss or other major life tragedy results in its loss. Home is the foundation of the lives we live and Continue reading
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Reforming a Deduction to Provide Homes for the Poor
When the National Low Income Housing Coalition first launched our proposal to fund the building and preservation of affordable housing with the savings from modification of the mortgage interest deduction, there were skeptics who told us the mortgage interest tax break was untouchable. With everything we heard about “sacred cows” and “third rails,” it would Continue reading
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Helping Women Veterans, Ending Veteran Homelessness
According to a recent report from HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, while homeless veterans are not likely to be women, female veterans are more likely than female non-veterans to become homeless. Women veterans can face unique challenges when leaving the service, in addition to those challenges faced by male veterans, that can be Continue reading
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Protecting Renters from Foreclosure- Permanently.
The housing market is sending decidedly mixed signals to Americans: On the one hand, increases in new home construction are suggesting to analysts that the housing slump might finally be over, which could mean positive economic impacts outside of the housing construction sector. On the other hand, banks are sending increasing numbers of homes into Continue reading
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Taking Steps to End Veteran Homelessness
For many Americans, military service is a means of gaining skills and improving future job prospects while serving and protecting our nation. But for about 67,500 U.S. military veterans who are homeless, that better future has yet to materialize. Those veterans who are homeless are more likely to have mental health issues, traumatic brain injury Continue reading
On the Home Front 