Despite widespread understanding that everybody needs a safe place to sleep, the Supreme Court, in a profoundly disappointing ruling, decided today that homeless people are not included in the Constitution’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
NLIHC released today Out of Reach 2024: The High Cost of Housing. Published annually, the Out of Reach report highlights the gulf between the wages people earn and the price of modest rental housing in every state, county, and metropolitan area in the U.S.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on a case that will determine whether localities across the country can criminalize sleeping in public — even when shelters are unavailable and homeless individuals have nowhere else to go.
Manufactured homes, mobile homes, trailers — whatever they’re referred to as, this type of housing has offered tenants an affordable option to become homeowners.
This month, Vice President Kamala Harris announced $5.5 billion in federal funding for 1,200 communities to build and preserve homes, lower housing costs, support renters
Market Heights is a 164-unit income restricted 100% affordable Low Income Housing Tax Credit community in Norfolk’s St. Paul’s district that serves residents at 40%, 50%, and 60% AMI and includes Section 8 Project Based Vouchers.
Cities and suburbs around the country are struggling with vacant office space as remote work becomes an established post-pandemic reality. States are stepping in with tax breaks and zoning changes to help replace the unwanted cubicle farms with much-needed housing.
Lawmakers voted to uphold Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto on House Bill 1398, legislation meant to preserve government-subsidized affordable housing in Virginia.
After its defeat last year, a bill (SB 596) to give local governments flexibility with affordable housing is on its way to Gov. Glenn Youngkin. In addition, a bill (HB 1398) that gives localities the authority to preserve affordable housing has also passed both chambers.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced more than $129 million in Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans for 78 projects across the Commonwealth. The recommended projects will create and preserve 5,358 total units for low-income and extremely low-income households.