6 places affordable housing advocates, conservatives might find common ground
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2016
Arguments could be made that many affordable housing programs actually align with the goals of the incoming administration and conservative members of Congress, according to representatives of the National...
Housing is ‘lynchpin to aging well,’ hearing witness tells Aging Committee
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2017
If the United States wants to become more age-friendly, it must do a better job of addressing the affordable housing needs of older Americans, a witness told members of the Senate Special Committee on...
Analysis: Affordable senior housing becoming harder to find
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2016
A new analysis finding that it is becoming more difficult for older adults to afford housing has been released just as HUD announces a proposed rule and the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passes...
Seniors most in need of affordable housing: survey
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2016
Older adults are most in need of affordable housing, according to the results of a new poll. And many respondents said they “strongly favor” increasing older adults’ access to affordable...
HUD accepting comments on $15 million supportive services pilot project
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2017
A $15 million, three-year U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development project that will test the ability of an enhanced supportive services model to help elderly residents of affordable housing properties...
HUD funding bill goes before House Appropriations Committee on Monday
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
The House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider Housing and Urban Development funding contained in a subcommittee fiscal year 2018 spending bill on Monday night. The bill is a “mixed bag,”...
5 takeaways from Harvard’s ‘Housing America’s Older Adults 2019’ study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2019
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released its “Housing America’s Older Adults 2019” report on Wednesday. Here are five takeaways from the report, plus commentary from LeadingAge.
‘It’s unconscionable’ — Report shows disconnect between housing needs and market,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2019
A new report on housing in the United States shows a disconnect between the needs of the population and the housing market that is supposed to serve them, according to one housing policy expert.
Group suggests funding source for Housing Trust Fund
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2016
Certain tax reforms would generate savings that could be invested in the $174 million national Housing Trust Fund to build, preserve or rehabilitate affordable housing, the National Low Income Housing...
Rent reforms proposed Wednesday by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson “would immediately impact seniors” living in subsidized housing if passed, despite assertions to the contrary...