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Restriction end dates, QC info, and current ownership are important data to identify LIHTC units at risk of loss from the affordable rental stock, but they aren’t always available. New report on how HFAs address this data gap; and what more can be done bit.ly/3MuKrxc

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Blackstone has federally backed mortgages for some rental properties & explicitly says increased evictions give company “confidence in cash flow growth.” A stark example of why FHFA must move faster to strengthen renter protections. ft.com/content/5ac750…

New paper alert! In this paper published in Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) I find that when housing supply is constrained by geography or local land use policy, homelessness rises. Consistent with @ColburnGregg's findings, homelessness is a housing problem. tandfonline.com/eprint/8WGCCRQ…

The number of replies reflexively defending the Biden admin or Bowser (instead of homeless people) is extremely lame and one of approx. 11,591,012 examples of how Dems can also be terrible.

National data would help us get over the hurdle of local resistance to data sharing while also giving better perspective on what the next questions need to be re: vouchers (Ie, fair housing, supply, administration, etc).

Going to pretend I’m living in a Jack Vance or Gene Wolfe story for the next few days. nytimes.com/live/2023/06/0…

🚨Wrote a report with Rebecca Yae (she/her) Housing Initiative at Penn and Andrew Aurand. The report uses survey data and interviews to explore what elements of Treasury’s ERA program are being continued and what factors contributed to those decisions. Report at: bit.ly/3OA67La. Some findings⬇️

As we work to improve the voucher program, Department of Housing and Urban Development is interested in learning about the benefits of direct rental assistance. In this message on HUD User, we outline a plan to partner with philanthropy to test this innovative model of rental assistance. A short🧵:

Now Available! Report on Natural Hazards and Federally Assisted Housing - mailchi.mp/nlihc/report_1…

This is an extremely thoughtful and carefully reported article about the erosion of our housing safety net. Please read.

Thinking back on this and how the prior admin blew a golden opportunity to address housing affordability for owners and renters via substantive MID reform. taxpolicycenter.org/publications/n…

To tackle housing affordability, US needs both: —Big increases in housing supply for the middle class —Large expansions in public affordable housing subsidies for people with low incomes I delve into the dual nature of housing supply needs Urban Institute urban.org/urban-wire/no-…

Released Today: NLIHC and PAHRC 's new report assesses whether FEMA’s National Risk Index (NRI) reflects known disparities in natural hazard risk for renters of color. nlihc.org/sites/default/…

Housing is a basic human need, but stable housing is out of reach or hard to keep for too many people. Let’s be clear: This is a policy choice, not an economic inevitability. We can solve homelessness if we address the gap between incomes and rent. cbpp.org/research/housi…