research
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NLIHC Research Team: What We Do
NLIHC’s research team uses the most recent housing data to create resources for our members and other advocates. For 40 years, NLIHC has made high quality research a priority because our founder, Cushing Dolbeare, understood the importance of having hard numbers to back up the assertion that a community, city, or state has a real… Continue reading
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Project Spotlight: State Housing Profiles
How many renters in my state are extremely low income (ELI)? What is the total shortage of affordable and available units for ELI renters, and where in my state is that shortage the worst? Which renter households face the greatest housing cost burden? What is my state’s 2014 Housing Wage? Advocates can find these answers… Continue reading
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Twenty-five years after Out of Reach was first published, the housing crisis continues…
A week ago, NLIHC released its annual report, Out of Reach. Out of Reach 2014 provides extensive data on housing costs and wages for every state, county, and metropolitan area in the United States. Over the years, NLIHC has expanded and improved the Out of Reach report; however, the methodology remains the same. Here’s a review… Continue reading
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Reflections from the Road, by Sheila Crowley
The first road trip of the United for Homes campaign took place last week in the state of Michigan. Joseph Lindstrom and I visited eight communities in three days meeting with advocates and providers of low income housing, services to people who are homeless, and services for people with disabilities. We visited a CDC in… Continue reading
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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