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The Biden Rent Control Policy

Will Further Exacerbate Housing Development and the Investment Crisis By David Howard In response to President Biden’s call to implement a national rent control policy, this article articulates the viewpoint of the National Rental Home Council (NRHC), which represents the single-family rental housing industry. Not since the economic recession of the early 1970s has the federal government turned to price controls to regulate rents on a national level. However, rent

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Four Myths About the Single-Family Rental Home Industry

Shedding Light on Reality By David Howard In recent years, the explosive growth of the single-family rental home market has attracted widespread attention from the public, the media, and policymakers alike. Landlords have rented out single-family homes for generations. But the recent professionalization of the industry has transformed the market. For decades, the overwhelming majority of rental homes were owned by landlords who hold a single property. While that’s still

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States Pass ‘Anti-Squatter’ Legislation

Legislation Passed with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support By David Howard As the supply of new housing has struggled to keep pace with demand over the past decade, single-family rental housing has come to play an increasingly important role for families in search of quality, well-located housing. And with the surge in interest rates over the last year pushing the cost of housing to record highs, single-family rental homes provide residents with

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California’s Quest to Push Housing Even Further Out of Reach

Renting Must be Part of the Solution By David Howard Make no mistake: It is a difficult time for homebuyers right now, and California stands out as one of the nation’s toughest states to buy a home. It’s not just that home prices are hitting an all-time high, and that California features some of the least affordable housing markets in the country. High interest rates mean that even families that

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Invigorating America’s Housing Market

Some Proposals for Consideration By David Howard This year’s State of the Union address featured a number of proposals designed to invigorate America’s housing market. Most notable among the proposals: »              A two-year mortgage relief credit of up to $10,000 for first-time homebuyers »              A one-year tax credit of up to $10,000 for homeowners who sell a starter home to owner-occupants »              Up to $25,000 in downpayment assistance for first-time

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It’s Time to Stop Vilifying Rental Housing Providers…

…. For Providing Rental Housing By David Howard A new bill introduced in January 2024 in the U.S. Senate levies an onerous new tax on owners of single-family rental homes for no other reason than they are deemed “institutional” and therefore somehow a threat to America’s housing market. The “Affordable Housing and Homeowner Protection Act,” introduced by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) forces anyone

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