2008 Housing Policy Analyses
Recession Could Cause Large Increases in Poverty and Push Millions into Deep Poverty
Slideshow: Powerpoint overview of SEVRA bills
Preserving Safe, High Quality Public Housing Should Be a Priority of Federal Housing Policy
Testimony: Barbara Sard, How to Promote Housing Integration and Choice Through the Section 8 Voucher Program
Property Tax Limitation in the Senate Housing Bill Is Unnecessary, Impractical, and Likely To Cause Harm
House-Passed Housing Tax Package Improves Significantly on Senate Version: But Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Will Require Other Measures
Senate "Housing" Legislation Highly Disappointing: Less Than One-Fourth of Cost of Senate Bill Goes for Provisions That Will Actually Help Address the Foreclosure Crisis
Statement: Barbara Sard, Director of Housing Policy, on House Action on Foreclosure Legislation
Testimony: Barbara Sard on Section 8 Voucher Reform Act
Senate Bill Would Update and Streamline Housing Voucher Program; Improves on House Bill Passed With Strong Bipartisan Support
Comparison of Section 8 Bills and Current Law Powerpoint overview of SEVRA billsHUD Budget Contains Major Funding Shortfalls: Congress Needs to Add $6.5 Billion to Administration’s Request to Avoid Cuts In Assistance for Low-Income Families
House Bill Makes Significant Improvements In “Hope VI” Public Housing Revitalization Program
Preliminary Analysis of the HUD Provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for FY 2008