National Low Income Housing Coalition

NLIHC Releases The Gap 2026: A Shortage of Affordable Homes

Report reveals a national shortage of 7.2 million homes affordable and available for extremely low-income rentersWashington, D.C. – Today, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) published ...
Governing

One Housing Assistance Program Congress Is Actually Expanding

New provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could help finance more than a million units of low-income housing over the next decade. The changes are complicated but will increase assistance both ...

Nearly $15M approved for low-income housing assistance

State Representative Michele Grim announced Monday that $14.75 million in funding for the Resident Services Coordinator Program, the Housing Development Assistance Program and the Housing Assistance ...

Down payment assistance programs will give you an average $18,000 to buy a home. Here's how to qualify (even if you make over $100,000)

While down payment assistance is a powerful on-ramp to homeownership for both moderate and higher earners, the best approach is to search locally, work with an experienced lender and carefully read ...
OPB

Multnomah County housing authority opens its waitlist for low-income rental assistance

Sara Cline / AP After two years of being closed, the waitlist to apply for Multnomah County’s low-income rental assistance program has reopened for a single week. The federally-funded Housing Choice ...