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Recently introduced by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), the Tribal Tax Investment and Reform Act of 2026 (H.R. 7705) amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat tribal governments as states for specified tax purposes. The Details: What They’re Saying: Analysts say the bill’s bond provisions may face fewer political hurdles than […]

NH&RA joined The HOME Coalition and signed the Fiscal Year 2027 letter to be sent to Appropriations Committee leadership in the House and Senate. The letter recommends funding of no less than $1.5 billion for the HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME). HOME has built 1.4 million affordable housing units, supported more than 2 million jobs, […]

The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs has issued Housing Notice 2026-02, “Suspension of CNA eTool Submission and HUD Review Requirement for Capital Needs Assessments for Asset Management.”

Secretary Scott Turner announced the end of a COVID-era policy that required public housing agencies (PHAs) and property owners receiving HUD funding to provide 30-day written notification for nonpayment of rent prior to eviction. In Context: Secretary Turner confirmed his support for overturning this policy during an oversight briefing in January in front of the […]

HUD issued a proposed rule that would allow public housing authorities and private landlords to implement work requirements and/or time limits as conditions for receiving HCV, PBV, or PBRA assistance or continued occupancy in public housing. What’s Next: Comments on the proposed rule are due on May 1. Go Deeper: Housing Solutions Lab released a […]

The Senate voted on Monday evening (84-6) on the procedural motion to advance the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Go Deeper: Like the bill’s title, the newly released text and section-by-section summary blend the House and Senate versions and will serve as the framework for the Senate’s floor vote. By the Numbers: The new […]

On January 27, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted the first of its Housing Innovators events, focused on new technological developments in rental housing access.   What You Need to Know:  Watch the full webinar at this link.

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California Berkeley published The Cost of Fragmentation: A Comparison of State Affordable Housing Finance Governance Systems, a report analyzing how states structure and administer affordable housing programs.

National Housing Trust (NHT) developed topic-specific “Infobriefs” that explain how allocating agencies are integrating policies that create and preserve housing options that are stable, resilient, and foster agency.   Recently published, their Senior Housing Infobrief showcases how households of older adults, many of whom are on a fixed-income, can benefit from affordable and accessible Housing Credit properties.

Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 16 Democratic Senators introduced The American Homeownership Act. In Context: The introduction of this bill is Democrats’ response to Trump’s executive order signed in January to ban large institutional investors […]

In Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Trump highlighted his January executive order banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and urged Congress to make it permanent, saying, “Homes are for people, not for corporations.” He also mentioned First Lady Melania Trump’s Foster Youth to Independence Initiative, a $30 million effort to provide housing […]

Last week, HUD issued a proposed rule to require all applicants and recipients of HUD-assisted housing to verify U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status. Why This Matters: Currently, mixed-status families may live in subsidized housing, but assistance is prorated to cover only eligible individuals. Tenants with mixed-status families will have to choose between HUD-assisted housing […]