NCSHA COVID-19 Blogs, News, and Resources
The most recent NCSHA blogs, news, resources, statements, and talking points for HFAs are available below. For a curated compilation of COVID-19 information, guidelines, and notices published by state HFAs, the Administration, HUD, and other federal agencies, please visit the 
COVID-19 Resources and Updates Center.
NCSHA Washington Report | August 26, 2022
“IMMENSELY AGAINST multifamily development!” That’s apparently the subject line of an irate email message from the famous Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Andreeson and his wife...
NCSHA Washington Report | August 19, 2022
Neither the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) nor the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ended up investing much in the inflation-reducing affordable housing infrastructure the nation needs, a...
NCSHA Washington Report | August 12, 2022
During the Clinton Administration, HUD, saying it had been “the poster child for inept government…plagued for years by scandal and mismanagement,” took steps to reform. One of the most...
NCSHA Washington Report | August 5, 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration has put eviction prevention reform alongside increasing supply at the center of its ambitious affordable housing agenda. On the latter, the policy path is clear...
Featured HAF Program: Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund
The Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF) program helps qualifying Kansan homeowners financially impacted by the COVID pandemic get current on their mortgages and property taxes and avoid foreclosure.
New Treasury Guidance Adds Flexibility for Unobligated ERA 2 Dollars
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury updated its Frequently Asked Questions guidance for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program to enumerate flexibilities provided under the American Rescue Plan Act for ERA 2 dollars that are unobligated as of October 1, 2022. The updated FAQs allow such funds to be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of affordable housing projects and the operation of affordable housing projects that were constructed, rehabilitated, or preserved using ERA 2 funds.
Treasury Announces New Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply and Lower Long-Term Housing Costs for American Families
Treasury releases guidance updates and how-to guide to increase investments in affordable housing using American Rescue Plan funds WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new...
Treasury Department Boosts Affordable Housing with Fiscal Recovery Funds
The Treasury Department today announced new guidance that will significantly increase the ability of state, local, and tribal governments to use Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to directly support the development of affordable housing and help lower housing costs.
Featured HAF Program: Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund
Are you a Marylander struggling to keep up with your mortgage payments or other housing costs due to COVID-19 related financial hardships? The Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund may be able to help.
NCSHA Washington Report | July 22, 2022
At this week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on tax incentives for affordable housing, Oregon Housing and Community Services Executive Director Andrea Bell didn’t mince words,...
NCSHA Washington Report | July 15, 2022
As Covid’s most immediate impacts on the geography of housing demand come into clearer view, the longer-term implications remain uncertain, and hugely consequential, for regional economies and...
Sign-On Letter to HUD on Build America, Buy America
NCSHA and seven other organizations sent this July 15, 2022, letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act. The letter commended HUD for its work and made several recommendations.
