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In a significant victory for putting further pressure on NAHB and the broader housing rents. sector, the U. S. House of
At a time of severe housing Representatives approved an shortages and affordability amendment to the 21st Century challenges, BTR remains one of ROAD to Housing Act that the few market segments removes a build-to-rent( BTR) adding tens of thousands of sales provision that would have homes that otherwise would not hurt affordability and reduced be built. Many of these homes much-needed housing supply. serve lower- and middle-income NAHB led the push to remove households. the provision, which would have The amended House bill required purpose-built singlefamily rental homes to be sold NAHB-backed measures to
also includes several other
within seven years. According to boost housing production: NAHB and the Urban Institute, • Increases and indexes the measure could have cut multifamily loan limits. FHAinsured multifamily loan limits rental housing supply by 40,000 to 72,000 units each year. It have not changed in 12 also would have displaced years and no longer reflect thousands of tenants annually, market realities. Raising and shrinking the rental market and indexing these limits would better match construction costs and support new apartment development.
• IProvides meaningful relief to community banks. NAHB members depend on community banks to finance residential construction, but fewer of these lenders remain on Main Street. The amended provision would strengthen community banks and expand access to • IIncludes HOME program reforms. These changes would improve flexibility and predictability by expanding eligible uses and streamlining environmental reviews.
• Evaluates the feasibility of point-access buildings. This would let HUD offer competitive grants for pilot programs to assess where these buildings are practical
• Establishes a public land database. State and local governments receiving Community Development Block Grants would need to maintain a database of undeveloped publicly owned land.
• Exempts certain USDA infill reviews. Eligible USDAassisted infill projects would be exempt from environmental studies or reports when specified conditions are met.
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