National Housing Resource Center (NHRC) had a powerhouse 2024, and we are planning high-impact initiatives for 2025: 1. Very Low-Income Homeownership Program NHRC leads a national coalition to reform and expand HUD's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program, enabling [...]
The US has a powerful program that can help low-income people become successful homeowners – but it is badly underused. The HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is helping over 2.2 million Americans pay their rent. The same voucher [...]
In 2020, 3.06% of loans purchased by Fannie Mae were for Black borrowers and 8.03% were Hispanic borrowers. In comparison, 65.61 % were for white borrowers1. For Freddie Mac in 2020, 3.28% of loans purchased were to Black borrowers and 6.77% [...]
In all the activity around the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation Bill on Capital Hill, we wanted to make a strong statement for homeownership. National Housing Resource Center organized a letter signed by 152 national, local, and regional organizations who are [...]
Your support is NEEDED! Chairwoman Maxine Waters, head of the House Financial Services Committee, is asking for endorsers for her three major housing bills. Please consider if your organization wants to provide an endorsement for each of these significant bills. A [...]
As we look forward to recognizing National Homeownership Month this year (June 2021), we cannot ignore the issues that plague potential first-time homebuyers across the country. First-time homebuyers of modest means who need a mortgage to purchase a home face stiff [...]
Black homeownership has plummeted since the Great Recession. Systemic racism, equity stripping, and a significant loss of affordable housing are just a few reasons for this declination in Black homeowners throughout the US. The National Housing Resource Center has joined with [...]
