Resources
Grant Whitaker Testimony Before the Senate Finance Committee on the Need for Affordable Housing
NCSHA President Grant Whitaker, who serves as president and chief executive officer of the Utah Housing Corporation, testified on behalf of NCSHA before the Senate Finance Committee on August 1, 2017.
HUD | Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress
This report—the 16th in a longstanding series—provides national data and analysis of the critical problems facing low-income renting families.
NCSHA Comments to HUD on Program Deregulation Proposals
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on behalf of the state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) it represents on HUD regulations that may be outdated, ineffective, or excessively burdensome. Alleviating regulatory burdens will help HFAs, other HUD grantees, and other program partners stretch scarce resources to meet growing affordable housing needs. In addition, HFAs’ strong performance as partners with HUD in the administration of many key affordable housing programs shows that they deserve more flexibility and that HUD can entrust to them more program responsibility.
NCSHA Comments to FHFA on Underserved Market Plans
HFAs have a strong history of working with the GSEs to create affordable multifamily and single-family housing opportunities. NCSHA is pleased that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have proposed in their Underserved Market Plans to build on these partnerships and collaborate with HFAs in their efforts to support underserved communities and markets. Several HFAs have already started to engage with the GSEs on initiatives to help the GSEs reach their Duty to Serve objectives.
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University | The State of the Nation’s Housing 2017
Addressing the scale and complexity of need requires a renewed national commitment to expand the range of housing options available for an increasingly diverse society.
