How Housing and Community Development Advocates Are Preparing for Trump
By Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
As the new presidential administration takes power, leaders at national affordable housing and community development organizations seem torn between treating this as a normal presidential transition and acknowledging that things might be headed in unprecedented directions.
How Fast Could Financial Regulations, Treasury Programs Change Once Trump Takes Office?
By Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
Affordable housing and neighborhood investment are not just affected by what happens at HUD—they’re also intimately tied in with financial regulation, and with programs that operate out of the Department of Treasury, or independent agencies related to banking.
The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act Surpasses 100 Cosponsors
The Neighborhood Homes Coalition, December 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2024) – The Neighborhood Homes Coalition applauds the more than 100 Members of Congress who have now cosponsored the bipartisan Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (H.R. 3940 and S. 657). The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act would create a new tax incentive that would produce and preserve more than 500,000 affordable, single-family homes for homeownership over ten years in under-resourced communities.
The Future of Housing Policy Under a New Administration
Podcast featuring Sarah Brundage and Gisele Roget, Beyond Four Walls: Conversations on Affordable Housing – National Housing Conference
In this week’s episode, NHC President and CEO David Dworkin talks with Sarah Brundage, President and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, and Gisele Roget, Founding Principal of Overbrook Square Group, to discuss the future of housing policy in President Trump’s administration and beyond.
Housing Affordability Policy to Change Post Trump Win
By Monica Hogan, Inside Mortgage Finance
The mortgage finance and housing communities are hopeful of strong housing affordability policies from a second Trump term, but they expect the approach to differ from efforts under the Biden administration.
What to Expect From a Second Trump Term
By Donna Kimura, Affordable Housing Finance
With affordable housing becoming a growing issue across the country, Donald Trump and a new Congress will take office next year. Trump returns to the White House four years after losing his bid for reelection in 2020.
A Conversation with Benson (Buzz) Roberts
Buzz (Benson) Roberts, October 15, 2024
In this week’s episode, we welcome Benson (Buzz) Roberts, who has spent over 45 years serving affordable housing and community development, before retiring as President and CEO from the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders last December.
Regardless of the Election Outcomes, There Could Be Big Housing Wins in 2025
By Sarah Brundage, National Housing Conference
As with any election year, there is tremendous uncertainty around the 2025 political landscape and what opportunities or challenges there will be for housing policy. The range of scenarios when it comes to appropriations, the treatment of federal agencies, fair housing and civil rights, and regulatory agendas can feel overwhelming to prepare for.
What a Harris Presidency Would Look Like for Housing
By Monica Hogan, Inside Mortgage Finance
Now that President Joe Biden has announced that he won’t seek re-election and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the next Democratic nominee, the housing-finance market is pondering what a Harris White House would look like.
