National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act Introduced in House - https://bit.ly/42srG64

House Housing Champions Release Housing Credit Expansion Legislation: https://bit.ly/42zNcqy

President Trump’s tariffs will increase home-building costs. Could they also spur innovation in lower-costs forms of housing construction? Read more in NCSHA's Washington Report. https://bit.ly/4i6V7QS

The #HCC25 agenda is live! Join NCSHA for four days of unparalleled education and networking — and our largest annual exhibition of affordable housing finance products and services.   Led by seasoned practitioners and subject matter experts, sessions will cover hot topics and best practices, including: • The Housing Credit Legislative Outlook • State Leadership in a Time of Federal Reinvention • Housing Credit Performance Trends • Deal Structuring and Gap Financing Strategies • Housing Credit Equity Market Update • New Approaches to Cost-Efficient Development • Housing Credit Preservation Strategies • Compliance Hot Topics: AI, HOTMA, NSPIRE, AIT, and more We’re going to talk about all this and much more when NCSHA convenes the Housing Credit industry in Chicago, June 24 – 27, for Housing Credit Connect. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3QyN0RA.

Last Tuesday, the ACTION Campaign — the nationwide coalition of organizations and businesses that support the Housing Credit, co-chaired by NCSHA and Enterprise Community Partners — hosted a briefing and reception on Capitol Hill to raise awareness of the #HousingCredit and the importance of including expanded resources for the program in this year’s major tax legislation. Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL), the lead House sponsor of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (#AHCIA) kicked off the briefing by explaining why he supports the Housing Credit and urged the Hill staff in attendance to encourage their bosses to co-sponsor the AHCIA upon its reintroduction, expected in the coming days. Other AHCIA lead champions, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), made remarks during the reception.   During the briefing, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) Executive Director Scott Farmer joined a panel of experts moderated by NCSHA’s Jennifer Schwartz to discuss the state HFAs’ role as Housing Credit program administrators. Panelists Timothy Henkel, CEO of Pennrose; Jennifer Seamons, senior director of community finance with Capital One; John Wiechmann, president and CEO of the Midwest Housing Equity Group; and Cathe Dykstra, president and CEO of Family Scholar House, represented the developer, investor, syndicator, and service provider perspectives on the program. The briefing was attended by numerous congressional staff working for members of both parties in both chambers of Congress.   Our work is just getting started! The bill will come out next week. Stay tuned and encourage your Congressional leaders to cosponsor #AHCIA! 

Congressional Republicans are expressing support for an endangered Treasury Department bureau that supports community-based financial institutions funding economic development in their districts and elsewhere. Read more https://bit.ly/444q3Oa.

Make plans to join NCSHA in Chicago June 24 – 27 for the most important industry event of the year as we convene Housing Credit industry professionals for four days of unparalleled networking and education — and our largest annual exhibition of affordable housing products and services. https://bit.ly/3QyN0RA

Bill Pulte wants to “Make Mortgages Great Again" and in his powerful position in the Trump administration he can achieve that ambition in several ways. Read more in Washington Report. https://bit.ly/4irvwTG

Join us on Wednesday, March 26, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET, as NCSHA convenes successful women in affordable housing finance to share how they got into and rose in this field; explore how formal and informal leadership development, mentoring, networking, and communications shape career paths; and discuss how they are preparing the next generation of leaders in their organizations. Learn more and register by this Friday, March 21, at https://bit.ly/3Ra4vYF.

Join us on Wednesday, March 26, 1:00 – 3:00 pm ET, as NCSHA convenes successful women in affordable housing finance to explore how formal and informal leadership development, mentoring, networking, and communications shape career paths and discuss how they are preparing the next generation of leaders in their organizations. This webinar is designed for professionals pursuing housing finance careers, managers and supervisors, and human resource professionals. Learn more and register today at https://bit.ly/3Ra4vYF. Registration closes Friday, March 21.