On June 29, 2021, NCSHA’s Garth Rieman delivered this statement at the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s public listening session on “Closing the Gap to Sustainable Homeownership.” The statement recommends several actions FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac could take to increase homeownership among people of color. View Document […]
This chart shows the total grant amount allocated to each state HFA under the American Recovery Plan to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investment Partnerships program. View Document […]
This rule proposes to rescind the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2020 disparate impact rule and to restore the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. View Document […]
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On June 25, 2021, NCSHA submitted these comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on its Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Interim Final Rule. NCSHA’s comments recommend changes in the rule to provide HTF administering entities more flexibility. View Document […]
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This June 22 letter was sent to Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) of the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies in support of the HOME Investment Partnerships program. Signed by 45 senators, the letter urges the subcommittee to support President Biden’s budget request and provide […]
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This interactive map developed by the Urban Institute uses data from more than five million consumer records from the three major credit bureaus and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to show how individual debt burdens vary by geography and how they differ between white communities and communities of color. Some HFAs have used […]
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NCSHA, along with other major national organizations representing grantees and advocates — the American Public Human Services Association, Council of State Community Development Agencies, National American Indian Housing Council, National League of Cities, and National Low Income Housing Coalition — sent this letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and White House Senior Advisor Gene Sperling […]
This report, published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, is an annual assessment of the housing market, demographic trends, and housing challenges faced by households in the United States. View Report Related Resource: JCHS Website […]
Read More… from JCHS State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2021
Several states have launched information dashboards to track and communicate Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program progress, including the number of applications received and total funds distributed. See live or regular updates on the State ERA Program Dashboards page. View Page […]
