- Corelogic’s National Foreclosure Report shows a total of 36,000 foreclosures in August, nationwide. This represents a decline of over 20% when compared to August of 2014.
- The Make Room Campaign has completed an analysis of the affordable housing crisis in Florida, where they find that 30% of renters spend more than 50% of their income on rent per month.
- In an effort to decrease costs for affordable housing developers NYC proposes to eliminate off-street parking mandates for developments with good transit access.
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Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
- Corelogic’s recently released, Home Price Indicator (HPI) predicts that home prices will appreciate 4.7% from July 2015 to July 2016.
- MakeRoom’s campaign to bring attention to the millions of families who struggle to pay rent. Every first of the month, when rent due, the organization arranges a concert in the living room of a family struggling to pay rent. On September first the R&B group Miguel played in the home of Devona. Devona, a single mother from Detroit, Michigan who is also raising a nice and nephew, pays over half of her income in rent to keep her family in a safe suburban home.
- The National Housing Conference (NHC) will be hosting a webinar on September 8th to discuss the ways in which affordable housing development policies are linked to educational outcomes and ways in which organizations are addressing the issue.
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think-Tank Round-Up
- Enterprise Community Partner’s and other affordable housing advocates have launched #CapsHurtCommunities, a campaign to raise spending caps imposed and restore critical funding. They are urging organizations and concerned citizens to reach out to Congress while the members on recess – asking them to support tax extenders legislation and fully fund affordable housing. The Summer Advocacy Tool Kit contains a variety ideas for creating awareness around the issue.
- The Make Room Campaign’s mission is to raise awareness around the rent affordability crisis currently being played out in homes across the U.S. The Campaign has a novel approach – celebrity concerts, held on the 1st, (when the rent is due) in rent burdened living rooms. In July, Grammy Award winning Artist Timothy Bloom held a concert in the Paterson NJ (See, NJ Factsheet) home of the five member Montgomery family, which spends more than half its income on rent and despite holding three jobs, is behind on bills and cannot afford a vehicle. Last Month’s concert was in the Los Angeles, CA (See, CA Factsheet) home of the Duartes where Carly Rae Jepson performed her hit song, “Call Me Maybe.”
- National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index took a dip in June, after five months of increases. on the other hand, when compared to June of 2014, it reflects an 8.2% increase.
