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On the Road & Busting Myths
The United for Homes campaign is pretty straightforward: We want to reform the mortgage interest deduction, which would create almost $200 billion in revenue over ten years. And then, we want to use this new revenue to finally fund the National Housing Trust Fund! What may seem more complicated is the actual proposal to reform… Continue reading
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Did someone say road trip?
We have been on a bit of a hiatus, but we are back with lots of exciting news to share! The United for Homes campaign is going strong! 1,235 organizations have endorsed the campaign to fund the National Housing Trust Fund through modifications to the mortgage interest deduction… and if you aren’t one of them,… Continue reading
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The Housing We Need
President Barack Obama released his FY14 budget request to Congress yesterday, which includes $1 billion for the National Housing Trust Fund on the mandatory side of the budget and the partial restoration of funding for some HUD programs. As housing advocates know, the shortage of rental housing affordable to the lowest income Americans is a… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: The Prosperity Paradox
When does a booming economy make a state’s residents worse-off? When rents far exceed what low-wage workers can afford to pay. In Wyoming, where the oil and gas industry is growing rapidly, unemployment has decreased and remains below the national average, while homelessness has increased. According to the Casper Star-Tribune, while the population is increasing, the… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: The Affordable Housing Shortage, Explained
Sequestration is already having a clear impact on low income renters across the U.S. As Fox 5 DC reported, the DC Housing Authority is already making tough choices to balance the cuts required by sequestration with the agency’s mission to house the lowest income residents of DC. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the housing agency in… Continue reading
On the Home Front 