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Reporting From The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2010 Annual Housing Policy Conference

Rooflines, the blog of the National Housing Institute will be reporting live from the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2010 Annual Housing Policy Conference. Highlights will include presentations from HUD […]

Rooflines, the blog of the National Housing Institute will be reporting live from the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2010 Annual Housing Policy Conference. Highlights will include presentations from HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, NLIHC’s Sheila Crowley, and Mercedes Marquez, HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The conference will also include discussions of HUD’s new Transforming Rental Assistance program, sustainable communities, fair housing, low-income housing tax credits, poverty and housing affordability, and opportunities in green building and climate legislation.

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