A recent report from the Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Committee of Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) provides clarity on the middle-income rental housing segment by:

  • Emphasizing the need for common definitions in middle-income rental housing; and
  • Demonstrating why public-private partnerships are essential to filling the middle-income rental housing gap.

Recommendations and Next Steps Include:

  1. Establishing Common Definitions and Nomenclature for the Industry;
  2. Establishing industry-level qualifiers based on AMI level and unit count to qualify developments as “Middle-Income;”
  3. Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs);
  4. Engaging with HUD, GSEs, and Lenders for Targeted Policy Initiatives;
  5. Fostering Data-Driven Advocacy; and
  6. Launching Educational Campaigns.