Washington Report
NCSHA Washington Report | January 20, 2023
There’s still cause for cautious optimism that some of the most significant and enduring economic disruptions of the pandemic — the rise of remote work and the partial emptying of downtowns...
NCSHA Washington Report | January 6, 2023
Five reasons for some optimism about affordable housing finance and development at the start of 2023: The Homeowner Assistance Fund is working. Created by Congress to help economically...
NCSHA Washington Report | SPECIAL EDITION | December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022: UPDATE Congress has passed the FY 2023 Omnibus appropriations legislation, with the House voting this afternoon 225-201 plus one member voting present following Senate...
NCSHA Washington Report | December 16, 2022
Housers have to hope for a compromise between Democrats and Republicans in the next few days on legislation that includes the top tax priority of the moment for each — because otherwise...
NCSHA Washington Report | December 9, 2022
Covid-19 and rising trade tensions with China have ushered in a surprising, bipartisan embrace of a national “industrial policy,” the idea that government should support industries deemed...
NCSHA Washington Report | December 2, 2022
Unsung efforts by policymakers and mortgage industry players, including state HFAs, to keep a lid on home foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies during Covid’s worst periods were highly...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 18, 2022
At a White House meeting this week, a senior administration official told a group of housing industry representatives that the keys to success in securing more federal funds for affordable home...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 4, 2022
The congressional session scheduled to start with a Senate roll call vote the evening of November 14 will mark the 14th lame duck legislative period in the last 15 Congresses. Like most of them,...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 21, 2022
The nation’s state housing finance agencies and their business and community partners will convene in Houston starting this weekend for NCSHA’s first in-person annual conference in three...
