Washington Report
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 Bowman, Director, Marketing and Communications.
NCSHA Washington Report | August 15, 2025
The remarkable increase in states’ efforts to address housing affordability challenges includes new financial incentives to build homes for the mounting numbers of people who earn too much to...
NCSHA Washington Report | August 8, 2025
State-level leadership on solving housing affordability challenges shows no signs of slowing, even as economic uncertainty and fiscal pressures threaten to undercut some of the tremendous...
NCSHA Washington Report | August 1, 2025
Bipartisan momentum on housing affordability building for several years in the U.S. Senate has resulted in a remarkably productive summer in a legislative body better known recently for its...
NCSHA Washington Report | July 18, 2025
On Wednesday, the Republican chairman of the subcommittee in the House of Representatives responsible for housing issues, Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska, held a hearing on the HOME housing...
NCSHA Washington Report | July 11, 2025
Republican and Democratic governors, federal officials, and even the U.S. Supreme Court are moving in a similar direction on a problem they all agree needs fixing: well-intentioned but poorly...
NCSHA Washington Report | June 20, 2025
In April, Representative Steve Womack (R-AR) hosted HUD Secretary Scott Turner in his northwest Arkansas district, where the Secretary was briefed on McAuley Place, which will provide homes for...
NCSHA Washington Report | June 13, 2025
Reports of high-cost affordable housing developments in a few of the most expensive cities in America have put a spotlight on the effectiveness of the primary federal incentive for affordable...
NCSHA Washington Report | June 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can claim much of the credit for one of the most significant successes in federal housing policy in recent years: the sustained reduction in veteran...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 30, 2025
President Trump surprised many this week when he posted about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, “I am working on TAKING THESE AMAZING COMPANIES PUBLIC, but I want to be clear, the U.S. Government will...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 16, 2025
A short walk from the U.S. Capitol, where House Republicans at this writing are laboring to pass the “big, beautiful bill” that contains much of President Trump’s top legislative priorities...
