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Advancing Choice in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
In May 2022, NYU researchers Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O’Regan, and Katharine WH Harwood published “Advancing Choice in the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Source of Income Protections and Locational Outcomes”. This blog post summarizes the key findings from their paper, which explores how source of income (SOI) laws impact locational outcomes for housing choice voucher … Continue reading Advancing Choice in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Senate Holds Hearings on the Housing Crisis
This article was written by Richa Goel, NAHRO’s Legislative Affairs Intern. Affordable housing is becoming increasingly scarce in the United States. Last week, the Senate held three hearings discussing drivers and solutions to homelessness and the affordable housing crisis. On July 19th, the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee held a hearing addressing homelessness. The … Continue reading Senate Holds Hearings on the Housing Crisis
House Holds Hearing on the Affordable Housing Crisis
This article was written by Richa Goel, NAHRO’s Legislative Affairs Intern Housing is a basic necessity, but many Americans struggle to find affordable housing, both in the rental and homeownership markets. On July 13th, The Ways and Means Committee held a hearing about the affordable housing crisis and its impacts on communities across the country. … Continue reading House Holds Hearing on the Affordable Housing Crisis
HUD Proposes Changes to FMR Calculation Methodology
Earlier today, HUD published in the Federal Register proposed changes to the methodology for calculating fair market rents (FMRs). The notice is titled “Proposed Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Fair Market Rents.” Fair market rents are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program and also impact certain other … Continue reading HUD Proposes Changes to FMR Calculation Methodology
NOFO Deadline for ROSS Program is Fastly Approaching While FSS NOFO is Set to Be Announced
The deadline for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency – Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is approaching as applications are set to close by July 18, 2022. The grant program will provide funds to hire a Service Coordinator with the goal of assisting residents of Public and Indian Housing through economic improvements … Continue reading NOFO Deadline for ROSS Program is Fastly Approaching While FSS NOFO is Set to Be Announced
HUD Announces Public Housing Capital Fund Guidebook Webinars
Trainings begin on July 11th HUD’s Office of Capital Improvements will provide six webinars on the Public Housing Capital Fund requirements. These trainings will each cover different important program elements and provide an update of recent changes to the program. Though the trainings will provide background on the Capital Fund program, participants who are unfamiliar … Continue reading HUD Announces Public Housing Capital Fund Guidebook Webinars
Advancing Equity through the American Rescue Plan
In May, the White House released a report titled Advancing Equity through the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The report explores 32 different ARP programs– each with a roadmap on how to improve their policy design and better serve historically marginalized communities. This blog post summarizes the sections of the report on the Emergency Rental Assistance … Continue reading Advancing Equity through the American Rescue Plan
Congress Holds Hearings on Homeownership
This article was written by Richa Goel, NAHRO’s Legislative Affairs Intern With housing prices and rents skyrocketing, homeownership has become out of reach for many Americans, especially low-income and minority populations. On June 28th, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing analyzing the impact of institutional investors on individual homeownership … Continue reading Congress Holds Hearings on Homeownership
Upcoming EHV Landlord Engagement Webinar Series
HUD will continue its Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Landlord Engagement webinar series beginning Tuesday, June 28. The series is designed to address utilization challenges in competitive rental markets. The Zoom link along with a schedule for the series are listed below: Zoom link for each webinar session Landlord Financial Incentives Tuesday, June 28, at … Continue reading Upcoming EHV Landlord Engagement Webinar Series
Housing Bills Move Forward in Committee
Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) held a markup for several housing-related bills. The House Financial Services Committee offered amendments to bills that will move forward once approved by a committee vote. Chair Waters opened the markup, saying, “The bills we are marking up today will benefit working families all across this country… by reducing the cost … Continue reading Housing Bills Move Forward in Committee