Mayors & CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment

What They Are Saying: Broad Coalition Praises Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Warren’s Bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

“The 21st Century ROAD to #Housing Act expands housing supply & improves #affordability, streamlines federal reviews, incentivizes local governments to address barriers to development & increases veterans’ access to federal programs" tinyurl.com/3rv77x4v @warren.senate.gov #TimScott

Infants and toddlers are a growing group among homeless children Between 2021 and 2023, the number of homeless infants and toddlers increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Experts worry that official statistics have not captured the true number.

hechingerreport.org/homelessness... #homelessness #affordablehousing

Trump Outlines Next Steps for Housing Investor Ban President issued an executive order on Tuesday that laid out steps to stop Wall Street home purchases.

www.wsj.com/economy/hous... #housing

Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Here’s why The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist Brian Goldstone, author of ...

#affordablehousing

Washington D.C.’s Stockpile of Old Offices Makes It a Mecca for Housing Conversions The nation’s capital is converting more offices to apartments than almost anywhere else, while a developer breaks ground on the city’s biggest project yet.

#MoreHousingNow 👏🏼

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Bipartisan mayors gather to discuss why housing can help drive an economy for everyone

Great bipartisan #mayors conversation on why housing matters more for the economy than ever. With Long Beach’s Rex Richardson, Clearfield City (UT)’s Mark Shepherd, Redmond (WA)’s Angela Birney, Kaiser Permanente’s George Leventhal, Hillpointe’s Marcus Wiedower & Nat’l League of Cities

BREAKING: Senate Passes Landmark Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Breaking #Housing news: #Senate passes #bipartisan #RoadToHousing Act @warren.senate.gov #SenTimScott www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/min...

Housing Department's Redlining Retreat Grants Mortgage Lenders a Reprieve An internal memo tells staff to focus on discrimination against individuals, not neighborhoods, in a potential threat to redlining cases.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #housing #redlining

Tenants Seek to Unionize One Private Equity Firm's Entire Housing Portfolio By organizing renters across Capital Realty Group’s affordable housing complexes, the Tenant Union Federation hopes to bring sectoral bargaining to negotiations with large landlords.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

DOGE Places Entire Staff of Federal Homelessness Agency on Leave The US Interagency Council on Homelessness, which helps coordinate federal housing aid to cities, was targeted for elimination by a Trump executive order in March.

#housing #homelessness

Affordable Housing Developers Stalled by Blocked Federal Funds Efforts by DOGE to claw back $1 billion in loans and grants for energy-efficiency upgrades have put plans for hundreds of housing developments at risk.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold By making buildings up to four floors legal by right across the city, the hometown of Harvard and MIT has set a new benchmark for the abundant housing movement.

#affordablehousing #upzoning

Austin Rents Tumble 22% From Peak on Massive Home Building Spree One tenant got two months free, $600 credit for signing lease as deals abound

#Austin #rents tumble on massive #housing construction spree

Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.

Devastation of an office that helps #America recover from devastation #HUD #FEMA

How #mayors can lead on #housing in new #Trump administration: Sat am #DC sesh w #Mayors of #LBC, #Seattle, #ClearfieldCity UT, #Fresno, #Bakersfield, #WSac, #SanDiego, #Redmond, #Boise, #SantaAna, #Durham and #NAEH, #NLC & #NILC #newplatformhashtaggin

We are excited to announce that Long Beach, CA Mayor Rex Richardson (D) and Clearfield City, UT Mayor Mark Shepherd (R) will serve as the next Co-Chairs of Mayors and CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment. Both Mayors have shown tremendous leadership and dedication to #housing

Hi. We’re 49 R & D U.S. mayors & businesses representing ~24M residents & millions of households wanting stronger federal affordable housing investment. We think housing is an investment, not a cost!