Affordable Housing
A growing number of working families are struggling to find housing they can afford. Federal, state and local governments must reduce barriers to developing more rental housing and leverage the strength of the private sector to both produce new housing and preserve existing apartments. Read our Fact Sheet to learn more.
Talking Points
Because we have unprecedented demand after years of underbuilding. This resource will help you reframe the conversation to the real reasons rents are rising.
Featured Report
NMHC’s Research Foundation seeks to answer this question in new research commissioned from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.
Fact Sheet
More information on affordable housing, in addition to the NMHC/NAA viewpoint.
Read MoreToolkit
The Housing Affordability Toolkit helps guide discussions regarding specific housing affordability policies, tools, and incentives. It is divided into six sections and each section delves into a specific component of addressing the affordability challenge.
- What Congress and the Administration Could Tackle Before the Election – And What It Means for the Apartment Industry
- NMHC Rent Control Update: Rent Control Measures Get Left Behind as Several State Legislatures Adjourn
- Fannie Mae Chair Sheila Bair and CEO Hugh Frater Stepping Down
- Fannie Mae Announces Expanded Housing Choice Initiative
- NMHC Lends Support to Davis-Bacon Reform Legislation
- What You Need to Know: Biden Budget Proposal Calls for Harmful Multifamily Tax Pay-Fors
- What the 2022 Federal Spending Package Means for the Multifamily Industry
- ACTION Coalition Letter to Treasury Regarding Community Development Tax Incentives
- Real Estate Coalition Letter To House Supporting Section 8 Bill
- President’s Council on Housing Affordability Letter
- Real Estate Coalition Letter Regarding the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recover Fund (SLFRF) Housing Credit
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
- Coalition Letter on Rent Comparability Study Guidance
- NMHC and NAA Comment Letter on Enterprise 2022-2024 Goals
- Source of Income Laws By State, County and City
- 2022 Rent Control Forecast
- Rent Control Laws by State
- Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies: America’s Rental Housing 2022 Report
- What You Need to Know: Emergency Rental Assistance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Infographic: Housing Providers Step Up to Support Residents
- Full Text: CDC Eviction Moratorium Order
