NCSHA Blogs
HAC Report Describes Shortage of Affordable Rural Rental Housing
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) Thursday published a report, “Rental Housing for a 21st Century Rural America: A Platform for Preservation,” discussing declining affordable rental housing options in rural areas.
NCSHA Releases Key Study of Housing Credit Development Costs
NCSHA released new independent research by Abt Associates on Housing Credit development costs across the nation.
Housing Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Multifamily Housing Development Regulatory Costs
On September 5, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on “The Cost of Regulation on Affordable Multifamily Development.”
House Committee Holds Hearing on Fannie/Freddie Conservatorship; Chairman Announces Bipartisan Reform Legislation
The House Committee on Financial Services Thursday held a hearing, titled A Failure to Act: How a Decade Without GSE Reform Has Once Again Put Taxpayers at Risk, to review the 10 years since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) were placed under government conservatorship.
USDA Proposes Changes to Single-Family Loan Programs
USDA’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) today issued a proposed rule that would implement several changes to its single-family direct and guaranteed loan programs.
Federal Regulators Publish Rule to Classify Muni Bonds as High-Quality Liquid Assets
Federal banking regulators – the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve – published earlier today an interim final rule changing how municipal bonds are treated under federal liquidity standards.
OCC Seeks Public Comments on CRA Reform
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released today an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) soliciting public input on how it could best amend its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.
Senator Wyden Introduces Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit and First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Bills
On August 22, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Middle Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2018, S. 3365, which would create a new state-administered tax credit, modeled after the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit), to stimulate the development of rental housing for middle-income households earning up to 100 percent of area median gross income (AMGI).
HUD Seeking Nominations for 2019 HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the American Planning Association (APA), is currently accepting nominations for its annual HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award, which recognizes community planning efforts that have improved the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents.
Senate Committee Approves Six Nominees to Be Considered by Full Senate
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Thursday voted to favorably report six Trump Administration nominees to the full Senate.
