Washington Report
NCSHA Washington Report | December 1, 2023
For years, states across the political spectrum have tapped their Medicaid programs to address “social determinants of health,” especially access to affordable housing and healthy food,...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 17, 2023
The new edition of NCSHA’s annual State HFA Factbook, along with recent analysis by the major bond rating agencies, provides a clear picture of how HFAs have continued to meet the affordable...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 9, 2023
A day earlier than usual in light of tomorrow’s Veterans Day holiday. One challenge in getting a handle on what 'artificial intelligence’ may mean for affordable housing is distinguishing...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 3, 2023
Economists will untangle the various causes of the runup in home mortgage interest rates — inflation and its causes, the Fed’s rate-hiking response, the pullback from mortgage-backed...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 27, 2023
We’re releasing today a new edition of NCSHA’s Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration, comprehensive voluntary standards that guide each state’s administration of the...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 13, 2023
The underlying theme of NCSHA’s Annual Conference & Showplace long has been “the best of HFAs.” The phrase alludes to the awards for HFA program excellence presented and the panel...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 6, 2023
Anyone else on the short list of elected officials who have delivered affordable housing results like Maine Governor Jane Mills (D) has recently might have basked a little longer in the warm...
NCSHA Washington Report | September 29, 2023
Hundreds of state and local agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations are scrambling to finish applications due in two weeks to the Environmental Protection Agency for a combined...
NCSHA Washington Report | September 22, 2023
With more strikes underway today than at any time in the past 20 years and union approval ratings higher than their long-term polling average, the “uneasy relationship” between organized labor...
