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Maternal health is an issue embedded with racial, health, and housing disparities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Black pregnant persons are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. Furthermore, the historical and...
Research Shows Rental Markets Have Absorbed Previous Voucher Expansions Without Major Rent Increases
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently published a report disputing suggestions that providing rental assistance to more families through the Build Back Better (BBB) bill will drive up rents by increasing demand for housing or enabling landlords to overcharge. The report...
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series on how Build Back Better Act funds will help public housing authorities better serve their residents and communities.
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (CMHA) housing stock has an average age of more than 70 years. CMHA is also...
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Initiative at Penn published new research providing a preliminary analysis of key program-design features and outcomes of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs. Researchers analyzed program features for 495 ERA programs recorded in...
Urban Institute (UI) recently reported that between June 2020 and May 2021, the private and philanthropic sectors have made at least $215 billion in racial equity commitments, with likely more than half going to community development activities and investments. According to the research, the...
HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) recently published a report to Congress on the feasibility of creating a national evictions database to collect information on three types of evictions (1) formal court-ordered evictions, (2) extra-legal evictions and (3) administrative...
From the Durham Housing Authority's press release:
The Durham Housing Authority (DHA) is excited to announce the selection of development partners on three downtown area sites. These three sites are the second phase of its DHA Downtown and Neighborhood Plan (DDNP). The sites combine for 37+ acres...
From NJ.com:
Jersey City residents living in Housing Authority buildings will be able to purchase high-speed internet access at deeply discounted prices and even get it for free, city officials announced Tuesday.
The city is partnering with Andrena, a New Jersey-based internet provider, in its...
From Next City:
Last May, construction kicked off on a Seattle housing project designed specifically for multigenerational working families — a population that’s been vastly overlooked in the construction boom of the past decade.
The project is currently called Yesler Family Housing and...