Affordable housing news 2/19/16

CBPP: HOTMA would build on effectiveness of rental assistance

Center for Community Progress: In a nationwide Valentine’s Day “Public Display of Affection,” people shared their love for revitalized vacant places

CityLab: High-speed internet launches in Kansas City public housing

NeighborWorks: 6 tips for improving community safety

New York Times (via CSSP): The longevity gap between high-income and low-income Americans has widened sharply

Next City: Planning for a public housing teardown in Louisville

NHC: Increase in working renter households impacts rental markets, pushing rents ever higher

NLIHC: Diane Yentel to be new president of National Low-Income Housing Coalition

Trulia (via Planetizen): How many homeowners became renters during the Great Recession?

Urban Wire: Evaluating Hillary Clinton's plan to connect housing to opportunity