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NCSHA Washington Report | August 8, 2025

State-level leadership on solving housing affordability challenges shows no signs of slowing, even as economic uncertainty and fiscal pressures threaten to undercut some of the tremendous...

NCSHA Washington Report | August 1, 2025

Bipartisan momentum on housing affordability building for several years in the U.S. Senate has resulted in a remarkably productive summer in a legislative body better known recently for its...

NCSHA Washington Report | July 18, 2025

On Wednesday, the Republican chairman of the subcommittee in the House of Representatives responsible for housing issues, Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska, held a hearing on the HOME housing...

NCSHA Washington Report | July 11, 2025

Republican and Democratic governors, federal officials, and even the U.S. Supreme Court are moving in a similar direction on a problem they all agree needs fixing: well-intentioned but poorly...

NCSHA Washington Report | June 20, 2025

In April, Representative Steve Womack (R-AR) hosted HUD Secretary Scott Turner in his northwest Arkansas district, where the Secretary was briefed on McAuley Place, which will provide homes for...

NCSHA Washington Report | June 13, 2025

Reports of high-cost affordable housing developments in a few of the most expensive cities in America have put a spotlight on the effectiveness of the primary federal incentive for affordable...

NCSHA Washington Report | June 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can claim much of the credit for one of the most significant successes in federal housing policy in recent years: the sustained reduction in veteran...

NCSHA Washington Report | May 30, 2025

President Trump surprised many this week when he posted about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, โ€œI am working on TAKING THESE AMAZING COMPANIES PUBLIC, but I want to be clear, the U.S. Government will...

NCSHA Washington Report | May 16, 2025

A short walk from the U.S. Capitol, where House Republicans at this writing are laboring to pass the โ€œbig, beautiful billโ€ that contains much of President Trumpโ€™s top legislative priorities...