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.
- Real Estate Coalition Statement in Response to White House Announcement on Protecting Renters and Promoting Rental Affordability
- A Note From NMHC on the White House Housing Action to Promote Rental Affordability
- January Rent Control Update: Where Rent Control Proposals Stand Nationwide
- What Apartment Firms Need to Know About the Federal 2023 Spending Bill
- 2023 Rent Control Outlook
- Rising Rents? Blame the Supply Shortage
- 2022 NMHC Midterm Election Report
- Industry Letter to White House on Management Practices
- Real Estate Coalition Letter on Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Legislation
- Real Estate Industry Supports Full-Year Funding for HUD/USD Housing Program
- Real Estate Coalition Letter to House Financial Services Committee on Affordable Housing
- Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit (MIHTC) Fact Sheet
- NMHC NAA Statement on White House Eviction Reform Summit
- Real Estate Coalition Comments on Fair Market Rents
