rental housing
-
News Round-Up: No New Funding
In Massachusetts, state lawmakers and social service organizations are working to improve services available to victims of domestic violence. According to this story, incidences of domestic violence are on the rise in the U.S., with 1.03 million incidents reported in 1998, and 7 million reported in 2010. While better, more coordinated services are planned, shelter Continue reading
-
News Round-Up: Desperate Times, Inadequate Measures
Evidence has been mounting for decades that there exists in the United States an extreme shortage of rental housing affordable to the lowest income Americans. What those with influence choose to do about this situation is another matter. The Los Angeles Times and the Huffington Post reported last week that a Los Angeles landlord took advantage Continue reading
-
News Round-Up: Something Has to Give
In this week’s News Round-Up, we find that one thing remains true for American cities large and small: there is not enough housing affordable to lower income people. According to HUD, the Washington, D.C. has the second highest rents in the country, which matches with the Coalition finding that the D.C. metropolitan region has the Continue reading
-
News Round-Up: Doubling Up
This week’s news round-up shows the affects our nation’s high rental costs have on families and communities. According to the Coalition, Maryland is the 4th most expensive state for rental housing in the country. The Sentinel reports that many Maryland households are “doubling up” in response, putting a strain on households and putting more families Continue reading
-
Funding the National Housing Trust Fund
The National Housing Trust Fund was signed into law in July of 2008. Since then, NLIHC and the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign have focused on securing short- and long-term funding for the program. Back in June, we held a webinar where we reported to the NHTF Campaign about the NHTF regulations proposed by HUD, Continue reading
On the Home Front 