Washington Report
NCSHA Washington Report | June 18, 2021
One of the biggest shortcomings of the affordable rental housing subsidy system is the fact that so many landlords serving low-income renters operate outside of it. This is especially true of...
NCSHA Washington Report | June 11, 2021
While one set of high-powered discussions about a bipartisan infrastructure agreement ended this week, another began, and a Senate hearing offered more glimpses of common ground: investment in...
NCSHA Washington Report | June 4, 2021
Readers of this newsletter know the view here is that affordable housing is, and has to be, a bipartisan policy priority in Washington. We’ve argued affordable housing — the glue that helps...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 21, 2021
State housing finance agencies have no more important partners in helping lower-income Americans become homeowners than home mortgage lenders. Loan originators of all kinds use their creativity...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 14, 2021
Affordable housing is essential infrastructure. Like other physical forms of it, affordable housing is a part of the built environment every community needs that the private sector simply can’t...
NCSHA Washington Report | May 7, 2021
Whatever you make of today’s downside surprise in the jobs numbers, key sectors of the housing system that delivered during the pandemic are experiencing significant stress. Home mortgage...
NCSHA Washington Report | April 30, 2021
Political pros are already parsing preliminary numbers from the 2020 Census, which were released Monday. Both parties can claim optimism: Republicans because population growth is happening most...
NCSHA Washington Report | April 23, 2021
The Biden – Harris Administration has begun a delicate balancing act that aims simultaneously to end extraordinary pandemic protections for homeowners, provide additional assistance to those...
NCSHA Washington Report | April 16, 2021
On Monday, President Biden pledged efforts to “close persistent racial gaps in wages, housing, credit, lending opportunities, and access to higher education — gaps that, if closed, would add...
