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Coalition Letter to HUD to Preserve Restore-Rebuild Initiative

NCSHA and a broad group of affordable housing organizations sent this June 18, 2026, letter urging HUD to rescind its May 2026 memorandum terminating the Restore-Rebuild initiative, which allows public housing authorities to develop new housing up to their Faircloth limit and convert those units to long-term Section 8 assistance through the Rental Assistance Demonstration […]

Housing Industry Statement and Proposal on Build America, Buy America Implementation

NCSHA led an effort to coordinate housing industry organizations and businesses in support of this position statement on Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements’ impact on affordable housing production, including a proposal to improve the BABA implementation and waiver processes. View Document […]

Build Housing Affordably Act: Bill Text, One-Pager, and Section-by-Section Summary

These documents provide the text and summaries of the Build Housing Affordably Act, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives on June 15, 2026. The bill would require HUD to study the impacts of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements on affordable housing development, temporarily suspend those requirements for covered housing projects pending completion of […]

NCSHA Updated Budget Chart for Select HUD and USDA Housing Programs

This is NCSHA’s updated budget chart for select HUD and USDA housing programs. For previous year funding levels not listed in this chart, please contact NCSHA. View Document […]

NCSHA Comments on IRS/Treasury 2026–2027 Priority Guidance Plan

This May 29, 2026, letter provides NCSHA’s recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the 2026–2027 Priority Guidance Plan for the Housing Credit and Housing Bond programs. View Document […]

Housing Credit Reference Guide

This online reference guide includes links to reference materials useful for Housing Credit program administrators and the affordable housing industry. Internal Revenue Code Section 42 (Housing Credit Statute) Housing Credit Guidance IRS Regulations Most Recent Recurring Housing Credit Publications IRS Revenue Rulings IRS Revenue Procedures IRS Notices Other Housing Credit Guidance IRS Forms NCSHA Housing […]

State Policies on New 25% Bond Financing Threshold

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a permanent change to the bond financing threshold test for 4 percent Housing Credit developments, dropping the test from a 50 percent threshold to a 25 percent threshold for properties placed in service after December 31, 2025 that […]

Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025: Cosponsorship List by State

This document tracks the members of Congress who have cosponsored the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Summary Senate: 42 total cosponsors, including leads (21 Republicans, 21 Democrats), 59 percent of Finance Committee members. House: 169 total […]

Summary of Legislative Changes to Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

The attached document, published by the Neighborhood Homes Coalition, summarizes a series of modifications to the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (S. 1686/H.R. 2854) developed by the bill’s Republican and Democratic sponsors in the House and Senate. The sponsors intend to incorporate these revisions into the next version of the bill to be introduced, whether that […]