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

NCSHA Letter to Treasury, HUD, DOJ, and IRS on VAWA Enforcement Guidance

On December 6, 2023, NCSHA sent this letter to the Secretaries of Treasury and HUD, the Attorney General, and the IRS Commissioner urging them to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the implementation of guidance on application of the Violence Against Women Act to the Housing Credit program.

NCSHA Comments to FHFA on Modified GSE Duty-to-Serve Plans

On December 6, 2023, NSHA submitted the attached commented letter in response to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) request for input on changes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac proposed to their Duty-to-Serve Underserved Market Plans. The letter conveys opposition to Freddie Mac’s proposal to reduce equity purchase goal for 2023. NCSHA also expresses concerns about other downward revisions that both firms propose to various loan and investment goals for 2023.

NCSHA Letter to HUD, Treasury on Federal Financing Bank – Federal Housing Administration Multifamily Loan Risk-Sharing Program

On December 1, 2023, NCSHA sent this letter urging the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development to make the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) – Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily Loan Risk-Sharing Program permanent or to extend the program for as long as possible.

IRS Revenue Procedure 2023-34: 2024 Housing Credit and Housing Bond Volume Caps

The Internal Revenue Service’s Revenue Procedure 2023-34 provides the 2024 per-capita and small-state minimum levels for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and Private Activity Bonds. In 2023, states will receive the greater of $2.90 per capita or $3,360,000 in Housing Credit authority and the greater of $12 per capita or $378,230,000 in PAB volume cap.

Bipartisan House Letter to Treasury: Protect Investments in Rural Housing

Twenty bipartisan members of the House of Representatives sent this November 3, 2023, letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury requesting an issuance of guidance clarifying that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not considered tax-exempt controlled entities to preserve critical investments in rural housing.

NCSHA Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration

To strengthen Housing Credit administration and continue to merit and maintain congressional confidence in it, states have developed through NCSHA recommended practices in Housing Credit administration. These practices—created by states for states—not only help states meet their responsibilities but also preserve, to the maximum practical extent, the individual state flexibility that is at the heart of the Housing Credit program and its great success.

Resources on McKinney-Vento Title V

Set of resources related to the McKinney-Vento Act, which gives nonprofit organizations and state and local governments an effective right of first refusal to acquire at no cost surplus federal properties — including office buildings — to facilitate their redevelopment as affordable apartments.

HOME Coalition Letter to Appropriators Seeking Funding for FY24

On October 2, 2023, the NCSHA-led HOME Coalition sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders in both chambers requesting robust funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program as they wrap up appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year 2024. The letter requests no less than $1.5 billion for HOME, citing the critical need for this program due to many communities’ current housing supply challenges.

Reports: State Housing Finance Agency Roles in Reducing Household Energy Costs

Published by NCSHA in September 2023, two reports by Abt Associates profile HFA energy innovation and impact in eight states and examine potential new HFA roles in response to new federal investment in residential energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Qualified Contract Letter Sent to USDA

This October 25, 2023, letter, sent by NCSHA and other Housing Credit advocacy organizations to Secretary Vilsack, urges the Department of Agriculture to take actions to mitigate qualified contract early terminations of Housing Credit units that benefit from Section 538 multifamily housing loan guarantees.