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The Metropolitan Housing Coalition has worked tirelessly for over 20 years on behalf of fair, decent and affordable housing in the Louisville metropolitan region. MHC is a private, non-profit organization supported by over 300 individuals and  organizations as coalition members that believe safe, decent housing is a basic human right. We advocate for sound housing policies–in our region and nationally–via research, community education and collaboration-building. We invite you to learn more about who we are, the work we do, current issues in housing, and how you can get involved.

Metropolitan Housing News & Events

HUD ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER SAME-SEX HOUSING DISCRIMINATION STUDY

June 18, 2016 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) yesterday released the nation’s first-ever national study examining housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the private rental market. The study, An Estimate of Housing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples, measures the treatment same-sex couples receive from rental agents when inquiring about apartments advertised online, [...]...

Courier-Journal: Banks slow down foreclosure pace in Louisville

Louisville lenders may be slowing the rate of sale of the homes of struggling borrowers at foreclosure auctions. Read the full story from Courier-Journal reporter Jere Downs here: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013305230062...

New HUD/Urban Institute Report: “America’s long journey to end housing discrimination remains unfinished.”

The Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the Urban Institute, recently released its 2012 Housing Discrimination Study: Housing Discrimination Against Racial and Ethnic Minorities. This is the fourth such study of housing discrimination in America sponsored by HUD since the late-1970s. To read the report, visit the Urban Institute Web site at http://www.urban.org/exposing-housing-discrimination/ [...]...

Louisville HUD furlough day June 14

All HUD offices around the country, including the one in Louisville, will be closed on Friday, June 14, as part of sequestration budget cuts: (from hud.gov) HUD OFFICES TO CLOSE NATIONWIDE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH Seven furlough days to be paired with holidays & weekends to ease impact WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing [...]...