The proposed rule to rescind HUD’s affirmative marketing regulations is here, and it is as bad as we feared: As previewed here and here, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed ruleentitled “Rescission of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations” on June 3, 2025. The public comment period for the proposed rule is scheduled to end on … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 12, 2025): Understanding the latest threats to housing access
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PRRAC Update (May 29, 2025): LIHTC in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”: On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Senate is now considering the legislation. Overall, H.R.1 is a vehicle for tax cuts that will primarily benefit the wealthy and spending cuts that will disproportionately harm poor and working-class … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 29, 2025): LIHTC in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
PRRAC Update (May 15, 2025) Join us for the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility!
Join us for the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility: PRRAC and our partners at Mobility Works will be hosting the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility on October 17, 2025 in Chicago. Featuring experts in research, policy, and practice, this event will update attendees on key developments and foster discussions to drive the field forward. This is the final event … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 15, 2025) Join us for the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility!
PRRAC Update (May 1, 2025): Protecting HUD’s affirmative marketing requirements
Protecting HUD’s affirmative marketing requirements: On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sent a notice of proposed rulemaking that - if finalized - would rescind HUD’s affirmative marketing requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for pre-publication review. On May 5, members of the PRRAC team will be meeting with OMB … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 1, 2025): Protecting HUD’s affirmative marketing requirements
PRRAC Update (April 17, 2025): Poverty & Race special issue on transportation equity
Transportation Equity in the new Poverty & Race: Our first issue of 2025, guest-edited by Professor Ariel Bierbaum, involves multiple perspectives on transportation and civil rights, leading with an article by Deborah Archer, adapted from her new book “Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality;” plus a look back at the “freeway revolts” … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (April 17, 2025): Poverty & Race special issue on transportation equity
