Resource Center

Looking for talking points or FAQs to prepare for a meeting on Capitol Hill? A copy of NCSHA’s annual Factbook? Housing research and analysis? A presentation from a recent conference to share with a colleague? A reference guide for Housing Credit, HOME, MRBs, or Section 8 program administration? You’ve come to the right place: The NCSHA Resource Center is your source for this important information and much more. Refer to the right sidebar to see resource categories or use the search bar to search resources by topic.

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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

U.S. Treasury Department Emergency Rental Assistance Frequently Asked Questions (Updated as of March 5, 2024)

This FAQ document provides guidance regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance program enacted in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

Model Compliance Forms for Housing Credit Developments

All state Housing Credit agencies require Housing Credit development owners and managers to use specific forms in their compliance reporting. The National Council of State Housing Agencies, in collaboration with our members and stakeholders, developed the 2024 Model Compliance Forms for Housing Credit Developments for agencies to provide to development owners, managers, and other Housing Credit industry professionals:

State Housing Finance Agencies: At the Center of the Affordable Housing System

State housing finance agencies are at the center of the solutions. This report describes how they do it.

IRS Revenue Procedure 2024-41 (National Pool)

Revenue Procedure 2024-41 (published within Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-47) provides the Housing Credit National Pool amounts for qualified states for calendar year 2024. Twenty-nine states received unused Housing Credit carryovers from the National Pool.

NCSHA’s 2024 Election Analysis

NCSHA offers this analysis of the 2024 election results.

NCSHA Comments to FHFA on Proposed Enterprise Affordable Housing Goals for 2025 – 2027

On October 28, 2024, NCSHA submitted comments in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2025 – 2027. NCSHA expressed support for FHFA’s proposal to maintain strong single-family goals with added flexibility and urged the agency to increase the multifamily goal for homes affordable to low-income households.

Coalition Letter to Ways and Means Community Development Tax Team on Mortgage Insurance Premium Tax Deduction

On October 15, 2024, NCSHA joined other mortgage lending associations and consumer advocates on a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Republican Community Development Tax Team urging them to reinstate and expand the federal tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.

ACTION Campaign Letter to House Ways and Means Community Development Tax Team

The ACTION Campaign, led by NCSHA and Enterprise Community Partners, submitted this letter to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Republican Community Development Tax Team on the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act and the ways it would strengthen and expand the housing credit.

Joint Letter to Ways and Means Community Development Tax Team on Qualified Contract, Right of First Refusal Preservation Issues

NCSHA joined other affordable housing advocacy organizations on this October 15, 2024, letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Republican Community Development Tax Team on Housing Credit preservation issues related to qualified contracts and nonprofit right of first refusal.

NCSHA Comment Letter to Ways and Means Community Development Tax Team

On October 15, 2024, NCSHA submitted this letter to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Republican Community Development Tax Team outlining NCSHA’s tax policy priorities for inclusion in legislation anticipated in the 119th Congress to address provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 expiring at the end of 2025.