NCSHA, along with nearly 60 other organizations, sent a letter of support for the nomination of Pam Patenaude to be the HUD Deputy Secretary to Senate Leadership. […]
NCSHA Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of Pam Patenaude’s Senate Confirmation as HUD Deputy Secretary
NCSHA Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of Pam Patenaude’s Senate Confirmation as HUD Deputy Secretary […]
Grant Whitaker Testimony Before the Senate Finance Committee on the Need for Affordable Housing
NCSHA President Grant Whitaker, who serves as president and chief executive officer of the Utah Housing Corporation, testified on behalf of NCSHA before the Senate Finance Committee on August 1, 2017. […]
HUD | Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress
This report—the 16th in a longstanding series—provides national data and analysis of the critical problems facing low-income renting families. […]
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NCSHA Comments to Senate Finance Committee on Tax Reform
On behalf of our Housing Finance Agency (HFA) members, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) appreciates this opportunity to provide comments to the Senate Finance Committee on how the Committee can reform the current tax system in ways that further strengthen proven housing resources—specifically the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) and tax-exempt private activity Housing Bonds (Housing Bonds)—thereby helping grow the economy, create jobs, and improve the lives of households across the nation. These critical programs, which HFAs administer in virtually every state, are essential to our nation’s ability to develop affordable rental housing and provide homeownership opportunities to people of modest means. […]
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NCSHA Comments to HUD on Program Deregulation Proposals
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on behalf of the state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) it represents on HUD regulations that may be outdated, ineffective, or excessively burdensome. Alleviating regulatory burdens will help HFAs, other HUD grantees, and other program partners stretch scarce resources to meet growing affordable housing needs. In addition, HFAs’ strong performance as partners with HUD in the administration of many key affordable housing programs shows that they deserve more flexibility and that HUD can entrust to them more program responsibility. […]
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NCSHA Comments to FHFA on Underserved Market Plans
HFAs have a strong history of working with the GSEs to create affordable multifamily and single-family housing opportunities. NCSHA is pleased that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have proposed in their Underserved Market Plans to build on these partnerships and collaborate with HFAs in their efforts to support underserved communities and markets. Several HFAs have already started to engage with the GSEs on initiatives to help the GSEs reach their Duty to Serve objectives. […]
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