Did you know that a person with a full-time job needs to earn an hourly Housing Wage of $17.84 to afford a two-bedroom rental home at the nation’s average Fair Market Rent? In 2009, the estimated median hourly wage for workers in America is only $16.03. Continue reading

The National Housing Trust Fund Campaign has sent a letter to the Obama-Biden Transition Team detailing the next steps of the Campaign and thanking the President-Elect for his continued support of the National Housing Trust Fund The letter details: The next steps for the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign are as follows: 1. Work with… Continue reading

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has again today issued a false statement about the National Housing Trust Fund, despite receiving correct information from the National Housing Trust Fund campaign on October 1, 2008. Today, Mr. Boehner released an alert containing this statement: Last summer, Democrats forced a giant housing bill loaded up with a taxpayer-funded… Continue reading