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NCSHA Joins Housing Groups to Support PRICE Program Funding

On August 19, 2026, NCSHA and 28 other organizations signed a letter organized by ROC USA to the leadership and members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies urging them to support the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for […]

First-Time Homebuyer Affordability Act (H.R. 10075): Legislative Text and Summary

Introduced by Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Blake Moore (R-UT), and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) on August 10, 2026, the First-Time Homebuyer Affordability Act (H.R. 10075) would expand access to lower-cost mortgages for thousands of working families by exempting Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs) from the private activity bond volume cap. MRBs historically have been […]

NCSHA Comment Letter to FHFA on Proposed Duty to Serve Rule

On July 24, NCSHA sent the attached comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in response to FHFA’s proposed rule amending its Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets regulations. In the letter, NCSHA expressed strong support for FHFA’s proposal to allow the GSEs to receive credit under the Duty to Serve Rule for Housing Credit […]

NCSHA Comments on HUD Build America, Buy America RFI

NCSHA submitted this comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to its Request for Information on the availability of domestically manufactured products used in HUD-funded housing programs under the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). While supporting HUD’s effort to better understand domestic manufacturing capacity, NCSHA urged the department […]

Policy Brief Series: Unpacking the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the most comprehensive overhaul of America’s affordable housing programs in decades, making significant changes to existing programs, establishing new temporary pilot programs and policies, and mandating new research and reporting to inform future housing policy. Published by NCSHA in July 2026, these policy briefs analyze the housing […]

State Housing Finance Agencies: At the Center of the Affordable Housing System

Figure 1 - State Housing Finance Agencies by Decade of Establishment

High housing costs have become a painful reality for millions of Americans, inflicting financial hardships on families and holding back the nation’s economic growth. It’s no surprise voters across the political spectrum identify housing affordability as a top concern. The challenges facing aspiring first-time home buyers, working-class renters struggling to make ends meet, and cash-strapped […]

NCSHA Letter on Proposed Changes to the Federal Uniform Guidance

NCSHA submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing concerns with proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance, which governs the administration of federal financial assistance. While supporting OMB’s goals of improving transparency and accountability, NCSHA cautioned that several proposed changes would create significant uncertainty and administrative burdens for state HFAs and other […]

Coalition Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators on Capital Standards for Housing Credit Properties in Amended Bank Capital Standards

In this letter, NCSHA joined 26 other housing advocacy organizations to comment on a series of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRs) issued by federal banking regulatory agencies — the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — modifying the federal bank capital standards. The letter suggests the […]

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 […]