public housing
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News Round-Up: Desperate Measures
Poor-quality housing conditions are often a fact of life for the poorest Americans. Two stories this week show the impact this reality has on families, and the different ways the story plays out in private and public housing. On this blog, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research Linda Couch writes about family friends living Continue reading
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New Affordable Housing Preservation Tool Empowers Advocates to Save Housing
Have you ever wanted to get a list of all of the federally assisted multifamily properties in your community, but couldn’t find one that was truly comprehensive? Have you ever wished you could see if a property had more than one subsidy attached to it, but didn’t want to have to go to multiple datasets Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Housing, Present and Future
With the election just two weeks past, pundits are still speculating about its impact on housing. In an opinion piece, Mark Calabria of the Cato Institute notes that “a vocal minority within progressive circles [is] calling for reducing the mortgage interest deduction and using the money for rental assistance,” but speculates that a Romney administration Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Up for Debate
Calculations from the National Low Income Housing Coalition have made their way into a number of recent news reports and opinion pieces. The Echo Press of Alexandria, MN reports on the new county profiles from the Minnesota Housing Partnership. These profiles include data developed by NLIHC and show that “In every county in Minnesota, some families Continue reading
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NLIHC Fall Webinars Engage Residents and Advocates
Update: These webinars have passed, but slides and other materials are available. Download the materials from the Engaging Residents in Voter Activities webinar from this page. Download materials from the webinar on the Rental Assistance Demonstration from this page. The National Low Income Housing Coalition has two great webinars coming up next week that will provide Continue reading
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