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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Rent Reporting by the GSEs Promised Greater Credit Access. We Need More Transparency to Know Whether It Succeeded. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s rent reporting pilots will end at the end of the year, but more data and performance metrics are needed to fully assess their impact on credit access for people with low incomes and Black and Latinx people.Uncovering the Persistent White-Asian Mortgage Denial Rate Gap Amid shifting market conditions since 2020, the mortgage denial rate gap between Asian and white applicants has grown.ICE Says Immigrant Detention Is “Non-Punitive.” The Evidence Tells a Different Story. Research shows immigrant detention facilities are rife with human rights violations. Significant policy interventions, such as shuttering the most dangerous facilities, should be considered to mitigate these conditions.Closing LGBTQ+ Homeownership Gaps Will Require Better Housing and Mortgage Market Data Ensuring that LGBTQ+ households can equally participate in the mortgage market will require more and better data collection to inform targeted policy action.Which Cities Would Benefit Most from Converting Offices into Housing? Cities in the US experiencing both acute distress in their office real estate markets and the need to boost housing supply should consider policies that enable and ease office-to-residential conversions.Five Charitable Giving Trends to Watch Giving via mutual aid and crowdfunding has slowed since the height of the pandemic, while donor-advised funds and noncash donations have continued to grow in popularity.
