Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing By David Howard Recently the Biden Administration proposed a number of actions and policy reforms designed to spur new housing development. The administration’s clear intent is to reduce and recast existing regulatory barriers that restrict or disincentivize...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
…. 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...
The Case for Legislation That Encourages and Incentivizes New Investment and Development in Housing By David Howard America’s housing market has a problem – we are not producing enough homes. Just consider the following: » In 1970, America...
New Legislation Targets SFR Owners By David Howard In December, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Adam Smith (D-WA9) introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a bill targeting the legitimate development, investment, and ownership activities of America’s leading...
