Washington Report
NCSHA Washington Report | February 6, 2026
A housing wonk’s who’s who gathered in New York City this week to recognize the 30th anniversary of a quintessentially local organization with a national impact: New York University’s...
NCSHA Washington Report | January 30, 2026
One reason high housing costs are near the top of Americans’ affordability worries is that they aren’t limited to home prices and mortgage rates that are unaffordable for so many. For some...
NCSHA Washington Report | January 23, 2026
The surprising bipartisan consensus in both blue and red states in recent years on the need to reform local land use rules that block the development of necessary new housing has been matched in...
NCSHA Washington Report | January 09, 2026
President Trump, House Republicans, and Senate Democrats are scrambling to find ways Washington can help make housing more affordable. Yesterday, the president made news by directing Fannie Mae and...
NCSHA Washington Report | December 19, 2025
President Trump caught our attention Wednesday night when, as part of his address to the nation, he said, “Early, the new year, and you will see this in the new year, I will announce some of the...
NCSHA Washington Report | December 12, 2025
The explosive growth of large data centers, fueled by the AI investment boom, is increasingly on a collision course with a formidable foe well known to housing providers: NIMBYs. The U.S. data...
NCSHA Washington Report | December 5, 2025
Everyone in affordable homeownership finance should be paying attention to crypto. Digital currencies, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, are already a significant source of mortgage demand. Researchers...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 21, 2025
One indicator that an idea is gaining real traction in politics is when people who agree with its fundamental premise start to attack it. That’s what’s been happening to the notion that the...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 14, 2025
After the longest shutdown in history, the federal government is back open. Five questions are top of mind in housing policy circles heading into the holiday season. How will the White House...
