On July 15, 2021, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced this bill which would establish a grant program to fund down payment and closing cost assistance for first-generation home buyers. NCSHA has endorsed this legislation. View Document […]
On July 14, 2021, the National Low Income Housing Coalition released the 2021 edition of its annual report documenting the gap between renters’ incomes and the cost of housing. The report looks at the economic challenges facing low-income renters across the nation, including lagging wages, inconsistent job growth, and the rising cost of living. View […]
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This July 12, 2021, letter provides NCSHA’s comments on the Interim Final Rule repealing the 2020 Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice Final Rule and restoring certain definitions and certifications associated with the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule. View Document […]
On July 9, 2021, NCSHA sent this letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-PA) urging them to support the nomination of Solomon Greene to be HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. View Document […]
On July 9, 2021, NCSHA sent this letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-PA) urging them to support the nomination of Julia Gordon to be HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner. View Document […]
NCSHA, along with other major national organizations representing grantees — the Council of State Community Development Agencies, National American Indian Housing Council, National Association of Counties, and National League of Cities — sent this July 9 letter to Treasury providing comments on the reporting guidelines for the Emergency Rental Assistance program. View Document […]
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This paper consolidates the various recommendations NCSHA has made to the Administration on how it could modify its guidance to better facilitate rapid deployment of Emergency Rental Assistance program funds to eligible households and their landlords and utility providers. View Document […]
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The American Enterprise Institute analyzes those metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) it deems most at risk from delinquent Federal Housing Administration mortgages. The page also includes a tool that allows visitors to view maps of the largest 50 metro areas and breaks down, at the zip code level, data on mortgage delinquencies and the concentration of […]
This document provides guidance on required reporting procedures from the Treasury Department to grantees receiving Emergency Rental Assistance funding. View Document […]
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