Washington Report
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...
NCSHA Washington Report | November 7, 2025
When the federal shutdown started October 1, the White House saw an opportunity to end programs it objects to, accelerate firings of federal workers, and inflict maximum political pain on...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 31, 2025
In the absence of an overarching federal law governing artificial intelligence, state governments, approaching AI as both regulators and users, have moved quickly to define some of the...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 24, 2025
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, pointing to “chronic disinvestment and aging developments” and “evidence that the unmet capital needs in public housing are growing,” says...
NCSHA Washington Report | October 17, 2025
Coming at a time when housing affordability is a higher priority for more Americans than ever, the ROAD to Housing Act is the most wide-ranging housing bill to pass the Senate in memory. It...
