Articles Written By: Larry Keys Jr.

Senate Fails to Advance Tax Bill Containing LIHTC Provisions Last week, the Senate vote on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act failed to pass, falling short of…

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY25 HUD Appropriations Bill On July 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a full committee markup of three Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations bills, including the…

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Adopt New Tenant Protections   Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced three new tenant protections for multifamily properties financed with Fannie Mae and Freddie…

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY25 HUD Appropriations Bill On July 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a full committee markup of three Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations bills, including the…

Treasury Dept. Announces New Housing Efforts to Lower Housing Costs  Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced new funding sources for affordable housing production during a speech…

NAHMA Joins Industry Coalition Calling on Lawmakers to Address Rising Insurance Costs Today, NAHMA joined, the Housing Affordability Coalition, a coalition of industry groups representing America’s housing providers, lenders, and…

House Appropriations Committee Announces FY25 Schedule and Subcommittee Allocations In late May, U.S. House of Representatives started the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations process, setting crucial dates and outlining topline…

House Financial Services Committee Advances Housing and Financial Services Bills This week, the House Financial Services Committee approved a comprehensive set of bills aimed at easing banking/financial services regulations and…

Congressional Renters Caucus Advocates for Increased Rental Assistance  Last week, the Congressional Renters Caucus (a group of Democrat lawmakers) sent a FY25 funding letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders advocating…

NAHMA Joins Broad Housing Coalition in Asking Lawmakers to Enact Policies Aimed at Broadening Housing Supply and Lowering Costs (Link to Press Release and Letter)

Senate Banking Committee Holds Oversight Hearing with HUD and FHFA Leaders Last week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, Oversight of Federal Regulators, covered the several…

House Selects New Appropriations Committee Chair and THUD Subcommittee Chair This week, the House Republican Caucus has appointed Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) as the new chair of the full House…

Treasury Releases 2024 Housing Agenda In early March, the U.S. Treasury Dept. (Treasury) unveiled its inaugural Housing Agenda, outlining its current and future initiatives aimed at bolstering the availability of…

Congress Passes FY24 Funding Bills Over the weekend, Congress passed omnibus funding bill, providing $1.2 trillion for federal government operation for fiscal year 2024 (FY24). President Biden has signed into…

Congress Avoids Govt. Shutdown; Set to Release Draft Funding Bills  To prevent a government shutdown, Congress passed the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act 2024, a temporary funding…

Senators Introduce Legislation to Curb Rent-Setting Algorithms In a bid to combat rising rental costs, a group of Democratic senators led by Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced…

House Passes Tax Package with LIHTC Provisions, A Battle Awaits for Senate Passage In a strong display of bipartisan support, the House of Representatives, this week, voted overwhelmingly in favor…

Congress Passes Short-Term Government Funding Bill, Preventing Shutdown On Thursday, Congress managed to avert a potential government shutdown. The U.S. Senate advanced a short-term funding extension bill, referred to as…