After a decade of broad-based growth, renter households are increasingly likely to have higher incomes, be older, and have children. […]
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University | America’s Rental Housing 2017


After a decade of broad-based growth, renter households are increasingly likely to have higher incomes, be older, and have children. […]
House Republican leaders on November 2 released their tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, in advance of a Committee mark-up scheduled to begin November 6 at 12:00 p.m. The bill eliminates tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs), including both multifamily and single-family Housing Bonds, for bonds issued after 2017. In addition to eliminating tax-exempt PABs, the bill repeals the related Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program. The ACTION Campaign, which NCSHA co-chairs, also released a statement about the impact of the bill on the Housing Credit. […]
House Republican leaders on November 2 released their tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, in advance of a Committee mark-up scheduled to begin November 6 at 12:00 p.m. The bill eliminates tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs), including both multifamily and single-family Housing Bonds, for bonds issued after 2017. In addition to eliminating tax-exempt PABs, the bill repeals the related Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program. The Municipal Bonds for America organization, of which NCSHA is a member, sent Congress a letter opposing the elimination of tax-exempt PABs. […]
Read More… from MBFA Letter to Senate and House Leaders on H.R. 1
House Republican leaders on November 2, 2017 released their tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, in advance of a Committee mark-up scheduled to begin November 6 at 12:00 p.m. The bill eliminates tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs), including both multifamily and single-family Housing Bonds, for bonds issued after 2017. In addition to eliminating tax-exempt PABs, the bill repeals the related Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program. NCSHA released a statement expressing our concerns about the bill. […]

Codifies VAWA core protections across covered HUD programs to ensure individuals are not denied assistance, evicted, or have their assistance terminated because of their status as victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, or for being affiliated with a victim. […]

Sets 2018 Housing Credit and Bond Volume Caps. This Rev. Proc. Is superseded by Rev. Proc. 2018-18. […]

Appropriates Fiscal Year 2018 funding for federal agencies, including HUD and USDA rural housing programs. […]
Read More… from H.R. 3354 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act for FY 2018

Provides more than $15 billion in disaster recovery aid; raises the debt ceiling; and enacts a continuing resolution to fund federal programs until December 8, 2017. […]
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. […]