Enterprise in the News
A case for keeping rental assistance provided by the USDA
In the Clarion-Ledger, Enterprise's Adrienne Norwood and Robin Wolff write about the need for Congress to pass the Rural Housing Service Reform Act.
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Low-Income Renters of Color Increasingly Struggled to Pay Rent During Pandemic
In 2021, as the nation was still grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of American renters were facing another challenge – increasingly unaffordable housing. According to our latest analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), the number and share of renters that year reporting rental housing cost burdens rose across all subsets of renters by race/ethnicity and incomes, with the largest increases observed among renters of color and those with extremely low incomes.
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Beth Stephens
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Enterprise in the News
Colorado lawmakers begin to tackle major housing bills, including occupancy limitations
As several housing measures move forward in Colorado, our Rocky Mountain Policy Director Kinsey Hasstedt asserts that lifting the state's occupancy limits will help alleviate the affordable housing crisis and the households of color it impacts most.
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Expanding Equity in Real Estate Development
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, otherwise known as the Housing Credit, is the nation’s number one tool for financing the production and preservation of affordable rental homes. So how can we expand access to this crucial tool for economically and socially disadvantaged and other historically marginalized housing providers?
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Stafford Act and How We Handle Disasters
March 8, 2024
The Stafford Act is the primary guidance that helps establish the objectives of FEMA concerning preparedness and disaster recovery, sets the bounds and guardrails of its programs, and establishes the legal authority and process for the Federal government to aid States and Tribes during major disasters and emergencies.
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Home 4 Good, an innovative housing stability program, expands to address the needs of both tenants and affordable housing operators in New York
New York City affordable housing stakeholders Enterprise Community Partners, RiseBoro Community Partnership, L+M Development Partners, HELP USA along with Maycomb Capital and Trinity Church announced the official expansion of Home 4 Good, an eviction prevention program that partners affordable housing owners with nonprofit housing placement specialists to proactively identify and assist tenants experiencing rental arrears, with a goal of improving tenant housing stability.
Report
Unlocking Housing Choice: Limitations and Opportunities in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
March 27, 2024
This paper provides an overview of the history, operation, and current debates around the Housing Choice Voucher program, the federal government's largest form of rental assistance.
Brief
Colorado's Right of First Refusal Law: Understanding Intent & Implementation
September 24, 2024
This brief details how the right of first refusal works, including properties subject to the new law, local government flexibility, and timelines and requirements.
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Making It Happen Issue Brief Series
April 28, 2026
(Originally Published:
August 8, 2024)
“Making it Happen” is a series of issue briefs that explore recent successes in scaling affordable housing innovations by addressing regulatory and financing barriers to these innovations.