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A new class of supply-focused housing investment programs
Read the full report here. Executive Summary When the housing tax credit program began in the late 1980s, few anticipated it would reach today’s scale, facilitating more than sixty thousand new units of multifamily housing per year, approaching 20% of the nation’s annual multifamily starts. The scale of the programs employed by housing agencies across […]
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Congressional Testimony: Lowering Housing Costs for All
On January 14th, 2026, Center for Public Enterprise was invited by the Congressional Progressive Caucus to testify on ways that Congress could address our housing crisis as part of their taskforce on lowering costs for all. Deputy Director of Housing Policy & Research Ashwin Warrior spoke to legislators about the work CPE is doing to […]
The $169 Billion Challenge: Preserving America’s Public Housing
Estimating the Cost to Preserve the Nation’s Public Housing A new report, “Estimating the Cost to Preserve the Nation’s Public Housing,” calculates the baseline cost to preserve the nation’s existing 899,047 units of public housing. Authored by the 10 Year Roadmap for Public Housing Sustainability and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), the […]
States roll out revolving loan funds to accelerate housing production
At Center for Public Enterprise, (CPE) we see revolving loan funds (RLFs) as one of the government’s most effective tools: a way to turn a one-time invest into a lasting source of financing for projects and sectors the private market deems insufficiently profitable but which deliver needed public benefit. In housing, a foundational example is […]
Risk Share and FFB Continues to Provide Options for States Looking to Increase Housing Production
New data released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that the Section 542(c) Risk Share and Federal Financing Bank (FFB) program continues to serve as a useful tool for state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) aiming to increase affordable housing production across the United States. From 2024 to 2025, interest in […]
Raising risk, reducing supply: How federal rental assistance cuts could break the housing market
Project-based rental assistance is one of the federal government’s most powerful tools for supporting the production and preservation of affordable housing. By guaranteeing stable, long-term rental payments, these types of contracts enable housing development in markets where rents would otherwise not support construction or rehabilitation, especially in rural or smaller communities. Congress should therefore take […]
Rising Insurance in America
Read the full report here. Center for Public Enterprise is excited to share with our community this important research completed by our Spring 2025 Research Assistants at American University’s Master of Public Administration and Policy: Jacqueline Crespo, Taylor Jones, Sarah Moore and Tommy Zabonik. The Impact of Fluctuating Insurance Coverage on Affordable Housing explores how […]
Public Service and Imagining the Future Public Sector
This week, during Public Service Recognition Week of all weeks, my social feeds are filled with tributes and reflections from friends and colleagues leaving federal service because they were either forced out or saw the writing on the wall. We are collectively losing decades upon decades of expertise and knowledge that up until now has […]
HUD’s New Section 18 Notice Makes Public Housing Rehab and Preservation Easier
Lost in the rush at the end of the year was news that HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing released a notice on December 26th (PIH 2024-40) updating the governance of the demolition and disposition of public housing property under Section 18 of the Housing Act of 1937. Public housing authorities (PHAs) interested in […]
HUD Operating Cost Adjustment Factors & The Importance of Good Data
On December 11, 2024, HUD published a notice establishing the Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs) they will be using for FY25 and requesting comments on some methodological changes to how they are calculated. While often overlooked as a bureaucratic exercise, the establishment of OCAFs actually has an incredible impact on the funding level for projects […]
In Conversation with HUD
Last month, Paul Williams joined the leadership team that created the mixed-income public development program at the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County to speak at HUD’s Quarterly Update, hosted at HUD’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., organized by their Policy Development & Research division.