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New Census American Community Survey Findings

Posted September 28, 2010

The 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) data was released September 28, 2010. ACS is an annual survey of approximately 3 million households that provides recent information on the characteristics of Americans and their households, including the cost of homes and the ability of Americans to afford them. [More ...]

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HUD and Treasury Seek Input on the Future of the Housing Finance System

Posted April 26, 2010

Source: NLIHC Memo to Members, April 26, 2010

“On April 22, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and HUD formally published a notice seeking comments on how a more stable and sound housing finance system can be established. This notice was announced by Secretary Shaun Donovan on April 14 at a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on the housing finance system (see Memo, 4/16). [More ...]

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NLIHC Preservation Guide Now Available

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Source: NLIHC Memo to Members, April 26, 2010

“NLIHC has published The Preservation Guide, Federal Housing and Homeless Plans: Potential Tools in the Affordable Housing Preservation Toolbox to help residents and advocates of affordable housing issues learn how to work locally to help save federally assisted and public housing units that would otherwise be demolished or converted to market-rate housing. [More ...]

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New Details Available on Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative

Posted April 14, 2010

Source: Housing Assistance Council, HAC News, April 14, 2010

“On March 31 HUD released a discussion draft of its proposed initiative to combine and change its rental assistance programs. Posted at http://www.nlihc.org/doc/TRA-Major-Features.pdf, the draft requests comments. No deadline is provided but the National Low Income Housing Coalition reports that in a March 29 webcast HUD officials said HUD hopes to submit a full, more detailed proposal for legislation to Congress by the end of April.”

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