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The Washington Report offers NCSHA members a weekly update on the latest affordable housing developments in Washington, as well as NCSHA activities and HFA initiatives and innovations. To learn more about NCSHA, membership, or upcoming events, please contact us. We welcome media inquiries; please contact Lisa BowmanDirector, Marketing and Communications.

NCSHA Washington Report | December 15, 2023

State housing finance agencies are projected to provide $29 billion in affordable home loan financing this year, up 11.5 percent from 2022, according to Moody’s Investors Service, and...

NCSHA Washington Report | December 8, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been in the news for its housing efforts. The week of Thanksgiving, various outlets reported the VA was “pausing” foreclosures on homes with...

NCSHA Washington Report | December 1, 2023

For years, states across the political spectrum have tapped their Medicaid programs to address “social determinants of health,” especially access to affordable housing and healthy food,...

NCSHA Washington Report | November 17, 2023

The new edition of NCSHA’s annual State HFA Factbook, along with recent analysis by the major bond rating agencies, provides a clear picture of how HFAs have continued to meet the affordable...

NCSHA Washington Report | November 9, 2023

A day earlier than usual in light of tomorrow’s Veterans Day holiday. One challenge in getting a handle on what 'artificial intelligence’ may mean for affordable housing is distinguishing...

NCSHA Washington Report | November 3, 2023

Economists will untangle the various causes of the runup in home mortgage interest rates — inflation and its causes, the Fed’s rate-hiking response, the pullback from mortgage-backed...

NCSHA Washington Report | October 27, 2023

We’re releasing today a new edition of NCSHA’s Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration, comprehensive voluntary standards that guide each state’s administration of the...

NCSHA Washington Report | October 13, 2023

The underlying theme of NCSHA’s Annual Conference & Showplace long has been “the best of HFAs.” The phrase alludes to the awards for HFA program excellence presented and the panel...

NCSHA Washington Report | October 6, 2023

Anyone else on the short list of elected officials who have delivered affordable housing results like Maine Governor Jane Mills (D) has recently might have basked a little longer in the warm...

NCSHA Washington Report | September 29, 2023

Hundreds of state and local agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations are scrambling to finish applications due in two weeks to the Environmental Protection Agency for a combined...