Testimony, Comments, Correspondence

NCSHA Comment Letter on NSPIRE

On April 27, 2023, NCSHA submitted these comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and Associated Protocols, Proposed Scoring Notice.

ACTION Letter to Senate Banking Committee in Advance of April 2023 Hearing on Affordable Housing

On April 25, 2023, the ACTION Campaign, which NCSHA co-chairs, sent this letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) in advance of the committee's April 26 hearing on affordable housing, proactively addressing previous criticism of the Housing Credit program.

NCSHA Comment Letter on 2023 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule

On April 21, 2023, NCSHA submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the 2023 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule.

Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition Press Release on FHFA Proposed Fair Lending Oversight Rule

On April 19, 2023, NCSHA signed onto a press release by the Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC) regarding the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed rule on Fair Lending Oversight. The press release expresses support for FHFA’s proposal to codify into federal regulations the requirement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac publish and maintain Equitable Housing Finance Plans.

House Dear Colleague Letter: HOME Investment Partnerships Program FY 2024

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH) circulated this sign-on letter to her colleagues in March 2023. Addressed to Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Mike Quigley (D-IL), the letter urges the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies to increase funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program to at least $2.5 billion for fiscal year 2024.

Senate Dear Colleague Letter: HOME Investment Partnerships Program FY24

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) circulated this sign-on letter to his colleagues in the Senate in March 2023. The letter urges the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies to increase funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program to at least $2.1 billion for fiscal year 2024.

HOME Coalition Sign-On Letter: FY 2024 Funding for HOME

On March 23, 2023, NCSHA, along with 749 national, state, and local organizations, sent this letter to Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ranking Member Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and Chair Tom Cle (R-OK) and Ranking Member Mike Quigley (D-IL) of the House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee to express strong support for $2.5 billion in funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program in Fiscal Year 2024.

Joint Letter to OMB on BABA’s Impact on Affordable Housing

NCSHA and 23 other organizations sent this March 23, 2023, letter to the White House expressing concern over the impacts on affordable housing development and the cost of housing of the revised implementation guidance for the Build America, Buy America Act provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

NCSHA Comments on OMB Proposed Rule on BABA

On March 13, 2023, NCSHA submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget on certain provisions of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act.