On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice extending the compliance deadline for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) to January 1, 2026. This extension applies to owners of multifamily properties participating in a range of HUD programs, including the Housing […]
One hundred and thirty (130) local elected leaders — mayors, county executives, and county board chairs from communities large and small across the nation — sent this May 12, 2025, letter to the leadership of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees in support of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) and […]
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This May 12, 2025, letter provides NCSHA’s comments to the Office of Management and Budget in response to its Notice of Request for Information on deregulation. NCSHA’s comments outline proposals for regulatory streamlining of housing programs at HUD, Treasury, and USDA’s Rural Housing Service. View Letter […]
The ACTION Campaign sent this May 9, 2025, letter signed by more than 2,600 organizations to the House and Senate leadership urging Congress to strengthen and expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by passing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and including an expansion of Housing Credit resources in a comprehensive tax reconciliation package in […]
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NCSHA joined other affordable housing and veterans organizations on this May 7, 2025, letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging the VA to reestablish a temporary partial claim program for veterans who are at risk of foreclosure, through the end of 2025. Read the Letter […]
On April 30, 2025, the HOME Coalition — chaired by NCSHA and representing more than 800 national, state, and local groups that support increasing resources for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program — sent a letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development to express strong support for $1.5 billion […]
The Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, introduced on April 29, 2025, by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), enacts several of NCSHA’s long-standing priorities for strengthening the Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) and Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) programs. Notable provisions include increasing the MRB home improvement loan limit, allowing MRBs to be used […]
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This document summarizes the Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, which was introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on April 29, 2025, and Representatives Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) on February 9, 2026. The bill enacts several of NCSHA’s long-standing priorities for strengthening the Mortgage Revenue Bond and Mortgage […]
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This document provides a section-by-section description of the Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, which was introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on April 28, 2025, and by Representatives Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) on February 9, 2026. The legislation would enact many of NCSHA’s long-standing priorities for strengthening […]
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