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 | 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...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 9, 2025
State and local officials were blindsided in 2016 when the House of Representatives passed a tax bill that would have eliminated their ability to finance affordable housing and essential...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 2, 2025
Bipartisanship is breaking out all over the place in the U.S. Senate on policies to help solve America’s housing affordability problems. On Tuesday, 15 Senators from each party signed up as...
NCSHA Washington Report | April 25, 2025
Running for president in 2016, candidate Trump suggested, if elected, he would get rid of up to 70 percent of federal regulations. His first administration didn’t come close to achieving that, and...
NCSHA Washington Report | April 11, 2025
It’s true: Sometimes you have to see something to believe it. And few Capitol Hill insiders have ever seen a substantive bill introduced with 118 cosponsors — one quarter of the House, split...
NCSHA Washington Report | April 4, 2025
There’s not much enthusiasm for President Trump’s tariffs in the housing industry. “While the complexity of these reciprocal tariffs makes it hard to estimate the overall impact on housing,...
NCSHA Washington Report | March 28, 2025
Republicans on both sides of Capitol Hill are pressing the Trump Administration to affirm support for the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, after an ominously...
NCSHA Washington Report | March 21, 2025
Bill Pulte, the top regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, wants to “Make Mortgages Great Again,” and in his powerful position, which as of this week also...
NCSHA Washington Report | March 14, 2025
State housing finance agency CEOs, board members, and industry partners this week met with more than 150 members of Congress as part of NCSHA’s annual legislative conference. Advocacy efforts...
