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For more than 75 years, the nonprofit National Housing Conference (NHC) has been the United Voice for Housing. A membership drawn from every industry segment forms the foundation for NHC’s broad, nonpartisan advocacy for national policies and legislation that promote suitable housing in a safe, decent environment.

NHC's research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, specializes in developing solutions through research. In partnership with NHC and its members, the Center works to broaden understanding of the nation’s housing challenges and to examine the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs.

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Statement of NHC President and CEO David M. Dworkin on President-elect Biden’s relief plan

National
On behalf of the National Housing Conference (NHC), I would like to commend President-elect Joseph Biden for moving quickly to put forth a comprehensive plan to introduce additional emergency rental assistance. As industry leaders have expressed, the first $25 billion was a significant down payment towards the rental crisis
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NHC condemns elimination of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule

National
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it will eliminate the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation and replace it with a new rule, Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice.
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NHC applauds the Moving Forward Act

National
The National Housing Conference (NHC) strongly supports passage of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, which House Democratic leadership outlined in text released this week. The bill provides important measures that will facilitate the production of affordable housing across the country
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NHC joins organizations to call for a suspension of federal rulemaking procedures during the...

National
NHC joined a diverse coalition of organizations in housing and community development to call for federal regulatory agencies to temporarily suspend housing-related rulemaking procedures
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National Housing Conference calls the Community Reinvestment Act proposal a ‘missed opportunity’ to modernize...

National
In response to the proposed Community Reinvestment Act rules released today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
New Hanover County

National Housing Conference to explore new solutions to home affordability challenges at year-end policy...

National
On Dec. 3, leading policy experts in housing, mortgage finance and community development will discuss ways to address on the biggest issues impacting home affordability
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HUD Disparate Impact Rule would have devastating impact, NHC says

National
NHC filed comments on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard. In the NHC letter, David M. Dworkin, NHC’s president and CEO
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Statement on GSE hearing from David M. Dworkin, president and CEO of the National...

National
“Today’s hearing made significant progress on the path to housing finance reform. While there was plenty of disagreement, there was also important alignment around essential issues of a bipartisan deal that has eluded Congress in the past.
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National Housing Conference statement on Trump administration’s plan for the future of Fannie and...

National
The Trump administration’s housing finance reform plan “has many roads, but there is a viable path forward if Congress is engaged in true bipartisan change. If taken, we can finally move forward with a housing finance system that serves
New Hanover County

Bipartisan housing finance reform possible, NHC white paper says

National
The National Housing Conference has released a new white paper on housing finance reform that calls for bipartisan cooperation between Congress and the Trump administration to complete housing finance reform leading to the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship
New Hanover County

Holistically addressing health and housing reduces costs and improves outcomes, but barriers remain, NHC...

National
Innovative collaborations between health care providers and housing organizations focused on combating homelessness continue to improve health outcomes and lower costs, however regulatory and legal barriers remain
New Hanover County

NHC letter strongly opposes HUD proposal to evict immigrant families

National
WASHINGTON, DC - (RealEstateRama) - The National Housing Conference (NHC) strongly opposes the eviction of immigrant families that include undocumented individuals, as advocated in a...
New Hanover County

National housing leaders from Wells Fargo and FHLBank of New York join NHC’s Board...

National
Kimani Little of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Connie Wright of Wells Fargo have joined NHC’s Board of Governors, the National Housing Conference (NHC) announced
New Hanover County

NHC supports bipartisan bill to save affordable housing – 50,000 units lost to loophole

National
The National Housing Conference (NHC) strongly supports the Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019, which was introduced in the House and Senate last week. This bipartisan legislation is designed to reverse a loophole in the tax code
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Wells Fargo and a FHLBank of New York leader join NHC’s Board of Governors

New York
The National Housing Conference (NHC), the nation’s oldest, affordable housing coalition, announced that, Kimani Little of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Connie Wright of Wells Fargo has joined NHC’s Board of Governors
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National Housing Conference Statement on the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019

National
The National Housing Conference (NHC) applauds Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and Todd Young (R-Indiana), and Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-Washington), Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)
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Housing advocates and community development pioneers to take the stage for NHC’s Annual Policy...

National
The National Housing Conference (NHC), a nonprofit that convenes and collaborates with a diverse membership and the broader housing and community development sectors to advance affordable housing policies
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National Housing Conference statement on HUD’s undocumented immigrant policy

The National Housing Conference (NHC) strongly opposes recent moves by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue a proposed rule that would divert limited public housing resources towards
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New report examines supply-driven affordable housing crisis for nation’s workers

The National Housing Conference (NHC) will conduct a press conference at 8:00 a.m. on April 16, 2019 at the National Press Club to release its 2018 Paycheck to Paycheck annual report and database.
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National Housing Conference statement on the President’s memorandum on federal housing finance reform

The President’s Memorandum on Federal Housing Finance Reform raises important questions, said David M. Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference (NHC). “How we answer them will impact 1/6 of the economy and the housing of nearly every American.

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Appraisal Institute’s Response to Freddie Mac Research on Hybrid Appraisals

The Appraisal Institute strongly urges policymakers, industry stakeholders, and the public to exercise caution when considering recent research findings published on Mar. 13 by Freddie Mac as