Resource Center

Looking for talking points or FAQs to prepare for a meeting on Capitol Hill? A copy of NCSHA’s annual Factbook? Housing research and analysis? A presentation from a recent conference to share with a colleague? A reference guide for Housing Credit, HOME, MRBs, or Section 8 program administration? You’ve come to the right place: The NCSHA Resource Center is your source for this important information and much more. Refer to the right sidebar to see resource categories or use the search bar to search resources by topic.

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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

Featured HAF Program: Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund

Are you a Marylander struggling to keep up with your mortgage payments or other housing costs due to COVID-19 related financial hardships? The Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund may be able to help.

NCSHA Testimony: Senate Hearing on the Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing

Oregon Housing and Community Services Director Andrea Bell testified on behalf of NCSHA at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the role of tax incentives in affordable housing. Bell told the committee the Housing Credit and tax-exempt private activity Housing Bonds are the most important production tools available to state HFAs to finance affordable rental housing and help low- and moderate-income families become home buyers.

Sign-On Letter to HUD on Build America, Buy America

NCSHA and seven other organizations sent this July 15, 2022, letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act. The letter commended HUD for its work and made several recommendations.

CHCDF National Sign-On Letter in Support of Robust Funding for Affordable Housing Programs in FY 2023

On April 16, over two thousand organizations, including NCSHA, sent this letter to Congressional appropriators to advocate for HOME funding in FY 2022.

NCSHA Letter to IRS and Treasury Requesting Extensions, Expansions to Housing Credit Covid-19 Relief

This July 8, 2022 letter from NCSHA to the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury urges the agencies to extend and expand certain temporary Housing Credit relief provisions in Notice 2022-05.

Featured HAF Program: MyHomeCT

The MyHomeCT program offers relief to Connecticut homeowners that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit www.chfa.org/MyHomeCT or call 877-894-4111(toll free) to see if you qualify and begin your application today!

Downpayment Toward Equity Act

The Downpayment Toward Equity Act, H.R. 4495, would establish a grant program for states and other eligible entities to be used for down payment assistance to first-generation home buyers. This version of the legislation was reported favorably by the Financial Services Committee on June 23, 2022, after being adopted as a substitute amendment.

NCSHA Letter to House Financial Services Committee Chair on Downpayment Toward Equity Act

This letter sent to House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) on June 13, 2022, expresses NCSHA’s support for the Downpayment Toward Equity Act (H.R. 4495) and thanks Waters for scheduling it for a committee vote. On June 23 the committee voted to favorably report the bill to the full House of Representatives, after its initial markup had been postponed.

NCSHA/NAHB-Hosted Congressional Briefing on LIFELINE Act

NCSHA partnered with the National Association of Home Builders to host a June 6, 2022, virtual briefing for congressional staff on the LIFELINE Act (LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act; S. 4181/H.R. 7078), which would allow states and local governments to loan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Housing Credit developments.

ACTION Campaign Recommendations for IRS/Treasury 2022-23 Priority Guidance Plan

This June 3, 2022, letter provides The ACTION Campaign’s recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for their 2022–23 Priority Guidance Plan.