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Housing Supply Frameworks Act
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2026 · third_quarter · Housing
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Housing Supply and Affordability CARES Act 30-day Notice to Vacate and Evictions. H.R. 9311, Build Housing Affordably Act, to exempt certain covered projects from the requirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, or any regulation or guidance issued for such chapter, all provisions. Permitting Reform and National Environmental Policy Act changes. HOME Reform Act of 2025, all provisions (H.R. 5878). Community Investment and Prosperity Act, all provisions (H.R. 5913, S. 2464). H.R. 4576, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2363, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 5889, Eviction Helpline Act, to create a hotline to provide eviction-related assistance, all provisions. Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265 / H.R. 9625). Fiscal Year 2027 T-HUD appropriations request to fully fund HUDs programs, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Rental Assistance, and HOME. Draft legislative proposal, Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025, to enable two new eligible activities within Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOME program: (1) Authorization for HOME funds to be used for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatement matching program; and (2) Authorization for HOME funds to be used to fund studies regarding ways state and local jurisdictions could overcome barriers to housing production and preservation. Draft legislative proposal (Housing Production Partnership Act of 2026) for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatements to be administered through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing program. Issues pertaining to Government Accountability Office review of the recovery of the rental housing market after presidentially declared major disasters that occurred in 2023 and 2024. Issues pertaining to Government Accountability Office review of HUD Section 221(d)(4) program. TIFIA Reform, proposal on commercial and residential development. Issues pertaining to Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation. Issues pertaining to HUD Restore-Rebuild Initiative. Issues pertaining to the role institutional investment plays in financing development and preservation of multifamily housing. Implementation of provisions included in the 21st Century Road to Housing Act (P.L. 119-101), including Sec. 405: Choice in Affordable Housing Act and Sec. 1001: Homes are for people, not corporations. Consumer Protection, Unfair and Deceptive Practices, including FTC Proposed Rule on Fees in rental housing, Fair Housing - HUD Proposed and Final Rules on Disparate Impact, Resident Screening, Emotional Support Animals Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Building Codes / Fire Safety Deregulatory efforts to reduce barriers to housing and improve affordability. Potential legislation to establish a pilot program converting Housing Choice Vouchers to an electronic benefit transfer program without HUD lease and inspection requirements to make HCV recipients indistinguishable from other renters while better combatting waste, fraud, and abuse. HUD Proposed Rules: Mixed-Status Households; Verification of U.S. Citizenship; Work Requirements and Term Limits Proposed Rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, 91 FR 32198, docket OMB-2026-0034. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act, Docket No. FR-6616-N-01. Federal Trade Commission, Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices, Proposed Rule, 16 CFR Chapter I, RIN 3084-AB88. HUDs Implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUDs Title VI Regulations, Docket No. FR-6540-P-02 (91 FR 51416, August 10, 2026) Issues pertaining to streamlining the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. H.R. 9170, Transportation-HUD-Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2027 Business Collaboration, DOJ and FTC guidance. FHA Multifamily Loan Programs. Fraud in rental housing. Rent control. HUD NSPIRE Requirements. Reform land use and permitting. Nomination of Matt Jones to be Assistant Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration Commissioner.
Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Housing
H.R. 2840/S. 1299 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act: Establishes a task force to develop ways states and cities can reduce regulatory barriers and boost housing production across the country. H.R. 3696 - Fair and Equal housing Act: Codifies equal housing protections for LGBTQ+ Americans by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Fair Housing Act. H.R. 4023 - American Dream for All Act: Would create a downpayment-assistance shared-equity program to help first-time homebuyers. H.R. 6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - a comprehensive housing bill that would update and modernize existing affordable housing programs, incentivize and encourage more housing construction, and encourage best practices for zoning and land use by local governments. C.A.R. advocated to Congress fully fund both the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) for both 2026 and 2027. C.A.R. commented on FHFA Proposed Rule: Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (RIN 2590-AB64). C.A.R. asked to ensure transparency and protect enforcement obligations. C.A.R. discussed the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and potential efforts to take them out of conservatorship and the conforming loan limit. C.A.R. discussed recent changes to California condo balcony inspection law and its impact on condo qualifications for conforming loans. C.A.R. discussed the FHA loan assumption process and how slow loan servicers are processing them. C.A.R. discussed the FHA life of loan premium and how it should be reduced over time to reflect actual risk. C.A.R. the FHA rule prohibiting non-permanent residents who are in the U.S. legally from qualifying for FHA mortgages.
Client expense: $40,805 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Housing
Discussions involving P.L. 119-101, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Discussions involving implementation of P.L. 119-31, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act Discussions involving H.R. 9460, the Sustainable Homeownership Act Discussions involving housing finance reform legislation Monitored H.R. 10184, the Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026 Monitored H.R. 3694 / S. 1932, the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025 Monitored S. 4636, the Homeowners' Escrow Savings Act Monitored S. 2495, the Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Monitored the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac second lien proposal Monitored legislation related to homeowners' insurance for catastrophic events Monitored H.R. 8532, the VA Home Loan Affordability Act Monitored H.R. 2362 / S. 138, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act Monitored S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored H.R. 1777, the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Monitored S. 2719, the Yes in God's Back Yard Act Monitored H.R. 827, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2025 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 30-day pre-eviction filing notice; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; NSPIRE inspections; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing, National Environmental Policy Act requirements, local barriers to development; Yes In My Backyard Act; housing affordability; H.R.1078, S.470 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest; resident screening; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; immigration issues in rental housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; all-in price disclosure/rent and fee transparency; fair housing, including disparate impact and reasonable accommodations for animals/emotional support animals; institutional investor ban in single family housing; 21st Century Road to Housing; Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (HUD); federal housing policy; S.2441 - Build Now Act; S.2651 - The ROAD to Housing Act. S.2363 - The Build More Housing Near Transit Act; S.1299 - The Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S.890 - The Choice in Affordable Housing Act; S.948 - The HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; S.2361 - Accelerating Home Building Act; S.1527 - Housing Affordability Act; H.R. 6644 - Housing for the 21st Century Act; EPA Refrigerants, Lead-based Paint; Energy Star; fraud in rental housing; S.1303 Build America, Buy America Act; Census initiatives.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2026 · third_quarter · Housing
H.R.1055, Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges at Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025; H.R.1981 | S.890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; H.R.2725 | S.1515, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 H.R.2840 | S.1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act; H.R.2854, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, 2025; H.R.3459, Empty Lots to Housing Act; H.R.4576, S.2363, S.2651 S.211, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025; H.R.4659 | S.2416, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act; H.R.4660, S.2390, S.2651 208, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act; H.R.5105, UNLOCK Act H.R.5263, Streamlining Manufactured Housing Standards Act H.R.5601, Faith in Housing Act of 2025; H.R.5798, HOME Reform Act of 2025 H.R.6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act H.R.7062, S.3636, Build HUBS Act H.R.9311, Build Housing Affordability Act H.R.9662 (118th), S.5078 (118th), Homes Act S. 1527, S. 2651 213, Housing Affordability Act; S. 1695, S. 2651 80, HUD-USDA-V A Interagency Coordination Act; S. 2361, S. 2651 210, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025; S. 2391, S. 2651 207, Better Use of Intergovernmental and Local Development (BUILD) Housing Act; S. 2414, Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025; S. 2423, Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025; S. 2441, S. 2651 206, Build Now Act of 2025; S. 2464, S. 2651 205, Community Investment and Prosperity Act; S. 2489, Modular Housing Production Act; S. 2651 201, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Reform; S. 2651 202, Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones; S. 2651 209, Innovation Fund; S. 2651 401, Creating Incentives for Small Dollar Loan Originators; S. 2651 501, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; S. 943, Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Act; S. 948, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025; S. 964, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; S.1260, Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025; S.127, S.2651 204, Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025; S.1459, Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025; S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.2460, S. 2651 212, Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act; S.2651, ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; S.2651 402, Small Dollar Mortgage Points and Fees; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; , A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of local policies to reduce local regulatory barriers and streamline
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Housing
Housing Supply and Affordability CARES Act 30-day Notice to Vacate and Evictions, including Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions (S. 470 / H.R. 1078), Rules Committee amendment 136 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800) pertaining to eviction 30-Day notice to vacate requirement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Requested that Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill include language striking subsection (c) from Section 4024 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058), making clear that the requirement that a lessor of a covered property provide a tenant 30-days notice before requiring the tenant to vacate has ended. Request for Executive Order to clarify that the 30-day notice to vacate requirement contained in the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058(c)) is no longer in effect and does not impose an ongoing federal pre-filing notice requirement. H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, all provisions, including Sec. 101: Housing Supply Frameworks, Sec. 102: Accelerating home building grant program, Sec. 106: Multifamily loan limits, Sec. 201: HOME Reform, Sec. 202: Community Development Fund Amendments, Sec. 205: Choice in Affordable Housing, and Sec. 303: Community investment and prosperity. H.R. 6664, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Sec. 503: Rural Housing Service Reform Act and Sec. 901: Homes are for people, not corporations. H. Res. 1299, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment, all provisions, and in particular Sec 1001: Homes are for people, not corporations. Senate Amendment 5823 to House Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, an act to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 9311, Build Housing Affordably Act, to exempt certain covered projects from the requirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, or any regulation or guidance issued for such chapter, all provisions. Draft legislation, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reallocate unobligated funding for tenant-based assistance to public housing agencies which are in need of more funding for tenant-based assistance, all provisions. Draft legislation, Tenants' Right to Organize Act, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, all provisions (H.R. 4659 / S. 2416). Permitting Reform and National Environmental Policy Act changes. HOME Reform Act of 2025, all provisions (H.R. 5878). Community Investment and Prosperity Act, all provisions (H.R. 5913, S. 2464). Public Welfare Investment (PWI) Cap, related to Low Income Housing Tax Credit and other community development activities. Housing Affordability Act, all provisions (S. 1527 / H.R. 6132). Families First Housing Act, all provisions (H.R. 6962). Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, all provisions (S. 2361). Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265). Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture housing programs, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, Project Based Rental Assistance, Rental Assistance Demonstration, Homelessness Programs, HOME, Community Development Block Grants, and Rural Housing programs. Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025 proposal to reform HOME Program and create property tax abatements. TIFIA Reform, proposal on commercial and residential development. Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), related to rental housing using HUD financial assistance. Draft legislative proposal, Investing in Housing Affordability Act of 2026, to create a new program based off the Small Business Investment Company model, operated at zero subsidy cost to taxpayers, and housed at the Treasury Department to provide low-cost capital to funds that invest equity or debt in affordable rental housing and homeownership projects. Draft legislative proposal, to prohibit Community Development Block Grant funding and Federal mortgage support in municipalities that allow squatting, all provisions. Request the Trump Administration direct the Office of Management and Budget to apportion the more than $500 million in Capital Magnet Fund program resources currently awaiting release by the Department of the Treasury. Issues pertaining to Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation. Issues pertaining to HUD Restore-Rebuild Initiative. Executive Orders: Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers, as it impacts build-to-rent housing; Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction; Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit. Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation Consumer Protection, Unfair and Deceptive Practices, including FTC Proposed Rule on Fees in rental housing, Fair Housing - HUD Proposed and Final Rules on Disparate Impact, Resident Screening, Emotional Support Animals Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Building Codes / Fire Safety Deregulatory efforts to reduce barriers to housing and improve affordability. Housing Choice Voucher Program, including reform and electronic benefits transfer pilot program. HUD Proposed Rules: Mixed-Status Households; Verification of U.S. Citizenship; Work Requirements and Term Limits Issues pertaining to HUD Restore-Rebuild Initiative. Proposed Rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, 91 FR 32198, docket OMB-2026-0034. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2026, Notice -- request for comments, Docket No. FR-6495-N-02, 91 FR 4934. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status, Proposed Rule, 24 CFR Part 5, Docket No. FR-6524-P-01, RIN 2501-AE16. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent, Interim Final Rule, 24 CFR Parts 247, 880, 882, 884, 886, 891, and 966, Docket No. FR-6529-I-01, RIN 2501-AE14. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Further Program Updates and Streamlining, Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; re-opening of comment period, 24 CFR Parts 91 and 92, Docket No. FR-6144-P-09, RIN 2506-AC50. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits, Proposed Rule, 24 CFR Parts 5, 960, 982, and 983, Docket No. FR-6520-P-01, RIN 2501-AE15. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Removal of Environmental Clearance Officer Review and Comment for Assessments for Projects Over 200 Lots/Dwelling Units or Beds, 24 CFR Part 50, Docket No. FR-6598-I-01, RIN 2502-AJ82. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act, Docket No. FR-6616-N-01. Federal Trade Commission, Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices, Proposed Rule, 16 CFR Chapter I, RIN 3084-AB88. Issues pertaining to streamlining the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. H.R. 9170, Transportation-HUD-Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2027 Business Collaboration, DOJ and FTC guidance. FHA Multifamily Loan Programs. Fraud in rental housing. Rent control. HUD NSPIRE Requirements.
2026 · second_quarter · Housing
Discussions involving H.R. 3694 / S. 1932, the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025 Discussions involving H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Discussions involving implementation of P.L. 119-31, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act Discussions involving housing finance reform legislation Monitored S. 4636, the Homeowners' Escrow Savings Act Monitored S. 2495, the Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Monitored the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac second lien proposal Monitored legislation related to homeowners' insurance for catastrophic events Monitored H.R. 8532, the VA Home Loan Affordability Act Monitored H.R. 2362 / S. 138, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act Monitored S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored H.R. 1777, the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Monitored S. 2719, the Yes in God's Back Yard Act Monitored H.R. 827, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2025 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2026 · second_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 30-day pre-eviction filing notice; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; NSPIRE inspections; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing, National Environmental Policy Act requirements, local barriers to development; Yes In My Backyard Act; housing affordability; H.R.1078, S.470 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest; resident screening; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; immigration issues in rental housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; all-in price disclosure/rent and fee transparency; fair housing, including disparate impact and reasonable accommodations for animals/emotional support animals; institutional investor ban in single family housing; 21st Century Road to Housing; Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (HUD); federal housing policy; S.2441 - Build Now Act; S.2651 - The ROAD to Housing Act. S.2363 - The Build More Housing Near Transit Act; S.1299 - The Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S.890 - The Choice in Affordable Housing Act; S.948 - The HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; S.2361 - Accelerating Home Building Act; S.1527 - Housing Affordability Act; H.R. 6644 - Housing for the 21st Century Act; EPA Refrigerants, Lead-based Paint; Energy Star; fraud in rental housing; S.1303 Build America, Buy America Act; Census initiatives.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · second_quarter · Housing
, A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of local policies to reduce local regulatory barriers and streamline S. 2361, S. 2651 210, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025; H.R.2725 | S.1515, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 S. 2391, S. 2651 207, Better Use of Intergovernmental and Local Development (BUILD) Housing Act; H.R.4576, S.2363, S.2651 S.211, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025; S. 2441, S. 2651 206, Build Now Act of 2025; H.R.1981 | S.890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; S. 2464, S. 2651 205, Community Investment and Prosperity Act; S. 2651 401, Creating Incentives for Small Dollar Loan Originators; H.R.1055, Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges at Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025; H.R.3459, Empty Lots to Housing Act; H.R.5601, Faith in Housing Act of 2025; S.1459, Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025; S. 948, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025; H.R.5798, HOME Reform Act of 2025 S. 1527, S. 2651 213, Housing Affordability Act; H.R.6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act S. 2414, Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025; H.R.2840 | S.1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S. 1695, S. 2651 80, HUD-USDA-V A Interagency Coordination Act; H.R.4659 | S.2416, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act; S. 2651 202, Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones; S. 2651 209, Innovation Fund; S. 2489, Modular Housing Production Act; S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.2854, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, 2025; S. 943, Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Act; S. 964, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; S. 2651 501, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; S. 2651 201, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Reform; S.2460, S. 2651 212, Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act; S.2651, ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; S.1260, Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025; S.2651 402, Small Dollar Mortgage Points and Fees; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; H.R.5263, Streamlining Manufactured Housing Standards Act S. 2423, Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025; H.R.5105, UNLOCK Act H.R.4660, S.2390, S.2651 208, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act; S.127, S.2651 204, Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025;
2026 · first_quarter · Housing
Discussions involving H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act Discussions involving implementation of P.L. 119-31, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act Discussions involving S. 2651, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 Discussions involving housing finance reform legislation Monitored S. 2495, the Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Monitored the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac second lien proposal Monitored legislation related to homeowners' insurance for catastrophic events Monitored H.R. 2362 / S. 138, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act Monitored H.R. 3694 / S. 1932, the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025 Monitored S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored H.R. 1777, the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Monitored S. 2719, the Yes in God's Back Yard Act Monitored H.R. 827, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2025 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2026 · first_quarter · Housing
, A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of local policies to reduce local regulatory barriers and streamline S. 2361, S. 2651 210, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025; H.R.2725 | S.1515, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 S. 2391, S. 2651 207, Better Use of Intergovernmental and Local Development (BUILD) Housing Act; H.R.4576, S.2363, S.2651 S.211, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025; S. 2441, S. 2651 206, Build Now Act of 2025; H.R.1981 | S.890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; S. 2464, S. 2651 205, Community Investment and Prosperity Act; S. 2651 401, Creating Incentives for Small Dollar Loan Originators; H.R.1055, Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges at Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025; H.R.3459, Empty Lots to Housing Act; H.R.5601, Faith in Housing Act of 2025; S.1459, Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025; S. 948, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025; H.R.5798, HOME Reform Act of 2025 S. 1527, S. 2651 213, Housing Affordability Act; H.R.6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act S. 2414, Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025; H.R.2840 | S.1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S. 1695, S. 2651 80, HUD-USDA-V A Interagency Coordination Act; H.R.4659 | S.2416, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act; S. 2651 202, Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones; S. 2651 209, Innovation Fund; S. 2489, Modular Housing Production Act; S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.2854, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, 2025; S. 943, Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Act; S. 964, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; S. 2651 501, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; S. 2651 201, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Reform; S.2460, S. 2651 212, Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act; S.2651, ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; S.1260, Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025; S.2651 402, Small Dollar Mortgage Points and Fees; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; H.R.5263, Streamlining Manufactured Housing Standards Act S. 2423, Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025; H.R.5105, UNLOCK Act H.R.4660, S.2390, S.2651 208, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act; S.127, S.2651 204, Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025;
2026 · first_quarter · Housing
Housing Supply and Affordability CARES Act 30-day Notice to Vacate and Evictions, including Respect State Housing Laws Act, all provisions (S. 470 / H.R. 1078), FHFA Interpretative Review and Eviction Crisis Act, reintroduction. Housing for the 21st Century Act / 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), all provisions, including Title I-Building Smarter for the 21st Century, Sec. 101 Housing Supply Frameworks, Sec. 102: Accelerating home building grant program, Sec. 106: Multifamily loan limits; Title II-Modernizing Local Development and Rural Housing Programs, Sec. 201: HOME Reform, Sec. 202: Community Development Fund Amendments, Sec. 205: Choice in Affordable Housing; and Title III-Expanding Manufactured and Affordable Housing Finance Opportunities, Sec. 303: Community investment and prosperity. Title IX-Homeownership for Main Street America, Sec. 901: Homes Are For People, Not Corporations (S. Amdt 4308 in Nature of a Substitute)(S. Amdt. 4372 to S. Amdt. 4308, to strike Title 9). Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, all provisions (H.R. 4659 / S. 2416). Permitting Reform and National Environmental Policy Act changes. HOME Reform Act of 2025, all provisions (H.R. 5878). Community Investment and Prosperity Act, all provisions (H.R. 5913, S. 2464). Public Welfare Investment (PWI) Cap, related to Low Income Housing Tax Credit and other community development activities. Housing Affordability Act, all provisions (S. 1527 / H.R. 6132). Families First Housing Act, all provisions (H.R. 6962). Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, all provisions (S. 2361). Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025 (ROAD), all provisions, including Title II-Building More in America, Section 203: Housing Supply Frameworks Act, Section 210: Accelerating Home Building Act, Section 211: Build More Housing Near Transit Act, and Section 213: Housing Affordability Act; Title IV-Accessing the American Dream, Section 405: Choice in Affordable Housing Act; and Title V-Program Reform, Section 502: HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S.2651); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Division I-Road to Housing Act, all provisions (S. 2296). Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions (H.R. 2840, S. 1299). Freedom to Build Act, all provisions (S. 4265). FY2026 Appropraitions, related to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) households, Continuum of Care (CoC) funding, HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, Project-Based Rental Assistance and Rural Housing. Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025 proposal to reform HOME Program and create property tax abatements. TIFIA Reform, proposal on commercial and residential development. Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), related to rental housing using HUD financial assistance. Executive Orders: Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers, as it impacts build-to-rent housing; Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction; Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit. Institutional Investment in Housing / Build-to-Rent Housing Preservation Consumer Protection, Unfair and Deceptive Practices, including FTC Proposed Rule on Fees in rental housing, Fair Housing - HUD Proposed and Final Rules on Disparate Impact, Resident Screening, Emotional Support Animals Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Building Codes / Fire Safety Deregulatory efforts to reduce barriers to housing and improve affordability. Housing Choice Voucher Program, including reform and electronic benefits transfer pilot program. Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs), HUD Request for Information. HUD Proposed Rules: Mixed-Status Households; Verification of U.S. Citizenship; Work Requirements and Term Limits Business Collaboration, DOJ and FTC guidance. FHA Multifamily Loan Programs. Fraud in rental housing. Rent control. HUD NSPIRE Requirements.
2026 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R. 2840/S. 1299 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act: Establishes a task force to develop ways states and cities can reduce regulatory barriers and boost housing production across the country. H.R. 3696 - Fair and Equal housing Act: Codifies equal housing protections for LGBTQ+ Americans by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Fair Housing Act. H.R. 4023 - American Dream for All Act: Would create a downpayment-assistance shared-equity program to help first-time homebuyers. H.R. 6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - a comprehensive housing bill that would update and modernize existing affordable housing programs, incentivize and encourage more housing construction, and encourage best practices for zoning and land use by local governments. C.A.R. discussed the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and potential efforts to take them out of conservatorship and the conforming loan limit. C.A.R. discussed recent changes to California condo balcony inspection law and its impact on condo qualifications for conforming loans. C.A.R. discussed the FHA loan assumption process and how slow loan servicers are processing them. C.A.R. discussed the FHA life of loan premium and how it should be reduced over time to reflect actual risk. C.A.R. the FHA rule prohibiting non-permanent residents who are in the U.S. legally from qualifying for FHA mortgages.
Client expense: $72,885 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · first_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 30-day pre-eviction filing notice; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; NSPIRE inspections; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing, National Environmental Policy Act requirements, Waters of the United States, local barriers to development; Yes In My Backyard Act; housing affordability; H.R.1078, S.470 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; immigration issues in rental housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; all-in price disclosure/rent and fee transparency; fair housing, including disparate impact and reasonable accommodations for animals/emotional support animals; institutional investor ban in single family housing; 21st Century Road to Housing; Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (HUD); disaster recovery; federal housing policy, EPA Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels Final Rule; Energy Star; S.2441 - Build Now Act; S.2651 - The ROAD to Housing Act. S.2363 - The Build More Housing Near Transit Act; S.1299 - The Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S.890 - The Choice in Affordable Housing Act; S.948 - The HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; S.2361 - Accelerating Home Building Act; S.1527 - Housing Affordability Act; H.R. 6644 - Housing for the 21st Century Act; DOE Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards & Energy Codes Standards; DOL Davis-Bacon, Overtime, Joint-Employer Status, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings; Domestically-owned REITs, EPA Refrigerants, Lead-based Paint; Energy Star; fraud in rental housing; S.1303 Build America, Buy America Act.
2025 · fourth_quarter · Housing
H.R. 2840/S. 1299 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act: Establishes a task force to develop ways states and cities can reduce regulatory barriers and boost housing production across the country. H.R. 3696 - Fair and Equal housing Act: Codifies equal housing protections for LGBTQ+ Americans by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Fair Housing Act. H.R. 4023 - American Dream for All Act: Would create a downpayment-assistance shared-equity program to help first-time homebuyers. C.A.R. discussed the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and potential efforts to take them out of conservatorship. C.A.R. discussed recent changes to California condo balcony inspection law and its impact on condo qualifications for conforming loans. C.A.R. submitted comments to the CFPB for Proposed Rule, Docket No. CFPB-2025-0039, RIN 3170-AB54
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Discussions involving P.L. 119-31, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act Discussions involving S. 2495, the Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Discussions involving S. 2651, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 Discussions involving S. 1921, the Veterans Housing Stability Act of 2025 Discussions involving the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac second lien proposal Discussions involving VA home loan loss mitigation Discussions involving housing finance reform legislation Monitored legislation related to homeowners' insurance for catastrophic events Monitored H.R. 2362 / S. 138, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act Monitored H.R. 3694 / S. 1932, the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025 Monitored S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored H.R. 1777, the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Monitored S. 2719, the Yes in God's Back Yard Act Monitored H.R. 827, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2025 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2025 · fourth_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; eviction moratoria; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; local barriers to development; housing affordability; H.R.1078, S.470 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing and Waters of the United States; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; beneficial interest; pandemic risk insurance; resident-centered property management practices; rent control; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Yes In My Backyard Act; FTC/CFB Request for Information on Resident Screening; Federal Housing Finance Agency Request for Input on Tenant Protections; immigration issues, including H2B visas; issues related to the delivery of mail to rental housing classified as student housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; issues related to fee transparency; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act notice requirement; "NSPIRE" inspections program (HUD); Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (HUD); Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (HUD); disaster recovery; federal housing policy, EPA Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels Final Rule; Energy Star; S.2441 - Build Now Act; S.2651 - The ROAD to Housing Act. S.2363 - The Build More Housing Near Transit Act; S.1299 - The Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S.890 - The Choice in Affordable Housing Act; S.948 - The HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; S.2361 - Accelerating Home Building Act; S.1527 - Housing Affordability Act; H.R.6644 - Housing for the 21st Century Act; DOE Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards & Energy Codes Standards; DHS CIRCIA; DOL Davis-Bacon, Overtime, Joint-Employer Status, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings; Treasury Department Basis Shifting Rules, Basel III, Domestically-owned REITs, Beneficial Ownership; EPA Refrigerants, Lead-based Paint, Clean Water Act; FCC ACP, Digital Discrimination, Multitenant Environment Competition; SEC Climate Disclosure Rule.
2025 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Legislation/Guidance/Housing Issues Issues pertaining to addressing the nations housing affordability crisis and undersupply of housing. CARES Act 30-day notice of eviction requirement H.R. 1981, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. S. 890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. H.R. 2031, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act, to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 948, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act, to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4659, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2416, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1078, Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 470, Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4576, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2363, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4957, Rural Housing Reform Act of 2025, to reform rural housing programs, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 1260, Rural Housing Reform Act of 2025, to reform rural housing programs, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4660, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Review Act, to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reclassify the application of certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for housing-related activities, all provisions. H.R. 5085, to exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 5798, HOME Reform Act of 2025, to amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to encourage expansion of the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, with primary attention to rental housing, and for other purposes, all provisions and in particular those pertaining to; (1) allowing HOME funds to be used for tax abatements or to study ways to remove barriers to development and preservation; and (2) Davis-Bacon rules. H.R. 5913, Community Investment and Prosperity Act, to allow the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to increase the aggregate amount of investments that a national banking association and a State member bank may make to promote the public welfare, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2464, Community Investment and Prosperity Act, to allow the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to increase the aggregate amount of investments that a national banking association and a State member bank may make to promote the public welfare, and for other purposes, all provisions. Request that Congress lift the public welfare investment (PWI) cap to which banks must adhere for purposes of their investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credit developments and other community development activities. H.R. 6132, Housing Affordability Act, to modify the multifamily loan limits under title II of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act, a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 1527, Housing Affordability Act, to modify the multifamily loan limits under title II of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2361, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, to provide grants to units of general local government related to pre-reviewed designs for mixed-income housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2390, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Review Act, to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reclassify the application of certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for housing-related activities, all provisions. S. 2391, State and Federal Capacity Sharing for Environmental Reviews of Housing Projects Act, to designate an environmental review procedure for certain assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions. S.2441, Build Now Act of 2025, to provide for adjustments to community development block grant allocations based on improvements in housing growth rates, all provisions. S. 2651, Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025, to increase the supply of affordable housing in America, Title II--Building More in America, Section 203: Housing Supply Frameworks Act, Section 210: Accelerating Home Building Act, Section 211: Build More Housing Near Transit Act, and Section 213: Housing Affordability Act; Title IV--Accessing the American Dream, Section 405: Choice in Affordable Housing Act; and Title V--Program Reform, Section 502: HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; Passed as National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2296). S.1299/ H.R. 2840 the Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions. S. 3207/H.R. 6124, the End Rent Fixing Act of 2025 S.232 - Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025 S. 3207, a bill to prohibit the manipulation of rent prices in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 3464, Housing BOOM (Building Occupancy Opportunities for Millions) Act, a bill to increase the housing supply in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Division I -- Road to Housing Act, all provisions. S. Amdt. 3901 to S. 2296, Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025 or the "ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, all provisions. Request that FY2026 appropriations: (1) Fully fund Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) renewals; (2) Increase HCV shortfall set-aside funding from $200 million to $400 million; (3) Provide sufficient funding to transition remaining Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) households to other voucher programs; (4) Allow Tenant Protection Vouchers to be used for EHV households; (5) Protect Continuum of Care (CoC) funding; and (6) Require HUD to renew all existing CoC grants expiring during calendar year 2026 for one 12-month period. Draft legislative proposal, Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025, to enable two new eligible activities within Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOME program: (1) Authorization for HOME funds to be used for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatement matching program; and (2) Authorization for HOME funds to be used to fund studies regarding ways state and local jurisdictions could overcome barriers to housing production and preservation. Legislative proposal to amend the TIFIA program to include activities related to commercial and residential development. Legislative proposal to establish a pilot program to deliver Housing Choice Voucher by electronic benefits transfer without federal inspection and lease requirements. Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations, related to funding: Housing Choice Voucher program (including renewals of special purpose vouchers), Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Fee Account, Emergency Housing Voucher households, Project-Based Rental Assistance. We also asked that FY2026 appropriations address the housing needs of rural communities. Federal Housing Finance Agency interpretation of 15 U.S.C. 9058, which requires that the lessor of a covered property provide a tenant 30-days notice before requiring the tenant to vacate. Emergency Rental Assistance Program efforts. HOME Investments Partnership Program reforms Fees in rental housing. Fair Housing Act (Disparate Impact Rule, Screening, Criminal History Policy, and Reporting) Fair Housing Rules as they pertain to Emotional Support Animals. Possible legislation related to federal building code requirements, exemptions or studies. Possible legislation on Fire Safety Requirements related to Single Stair Entry Impact of regulations on the development of multifamily housing. Review and Reform Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) Application of Build America, Buy America rules to HUD-financed multifamily projects. Issues pertaining to fraud in the rental of multifamily units. 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent (Docket # 89 FR 101270) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 247, 880, 884, 886, 891, and 966) Reinstatement of HUD's Discriminatory Effects Standard (Docket #88 FR 19450) Final Rule (88 FR 19450) Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing (Docket # FR-6362-P-01) Proposed Rule (24 CFR Parts 5, 245, 882, 960, 966, and 982) Withdrawn on January 16, 2025 Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (Docket # 89 FR 30850) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 50, 55, 58, and 200) HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining (Docket # 90 FR 746) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 91, 92, 570, and 982) Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing; Extension of HUD Compliance Dates (Docket # 90 FR 11622) Final Determination and Reconsideration Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information, Direct Rental Assistance, Docket No. FR-6466-N-01. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information on the Uses of Rental Housing Finance Survey Data, Docket No. FR-6555-N-01. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information on the Uses of Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Apartments (SOMA) Data, Docket No. FR-6556-N-01. Disparate Impact: Letter to HUD asking that the Trump Administrations 2020 disparate impact rule be reinstated and that guidance and memoranda relying on HUDs 2013 disparate impact rule be rescinded and revised. Draft Notice on Solar, Cell Tower and Rooftop Leases (Drafting Table) Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Advertising of Housing, Credit, and Other Real Estate-Related Transactions through Digital Platforms Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Screening of Applicants for Rental Housing Build America, Buy America Act (BABA): Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act (Docket # 88 FR 24690) Request for Information (FR-6331-N-01) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (Docket # 90 FR 4686) Proposed Rule, withdrawn by HUD (24 CFR Parts 5, 91, 92, 93, 570, 574, 576, 903 and 983) National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate: Inspection Standards (Docket # 88 FR 40832) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Docket # 89 FR 1583) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Department of Housing and Urban Development, FR-6436-N-01-Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937, HUD-2024-0003. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Docket No. FR-6522-N-01, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD, Proposed Changes in Mortgage Insurance Premiums Applicable to FHA Multifamily Insurance Programs (FR Doc. 2025-11814). Review Current Rules, Notices and Guidance pertaining to Criminal Screening, Digital Advertisements, and Discriminatory Standards Reform Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV) Issues pertaining to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's processing of multifamily loans. Opposition to rent control. Nomination Nomination of Frank Cassidy for Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and FHFA Commissioner.
2025 · fourth_quarter · Housing
, A bill to amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to encourage expansion of the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and , A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of local policies to reduce local regulatory barriers and streamline S. 2361, S. 2651 210, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025; H.R.2725 | S.1515, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 , Affordable housing, with primary attention to rental housing, and for other purposes; S. 2391, S. 2651 207, Better Use of Intergovernmental and Local Development (BUILD) Housing Act; H.R.815, Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2025; H.R.4576, S.2363, S.2651 S.211, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025; S. 2441, S. 2651 206, Build Now Act of 2025; H.R.1981 | S.890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; S. 2464, S. 2651 205, Community Investment and Prosperity Act; S. 2651 401, Creating Incentives for Small Dollar Loan Originators; H.R.1055, Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges at Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025; H.R.3459, Empty Lots to Housing Act; H.R.5601, Faith in Housing Act of 2025; S.1459, Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025; S. 948, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025; H.R.5798, HOME Reform Act of 2025 S. 1527, S. 2651 213, Housing Affordability Act; H.R.6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act S. 2414, Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025; H.R.2840 | S.1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S. 1695, S. 2651 80, HUD-USDA-V A Interagency Coordination Act; H.R.4659 | S.2416, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act; S. 2651 202, Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones; S. 2651 209, Innovation Fund; , Issues related to 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program and FHA Title I Loan programs; , Issues related to ordinary income dealer treatment for missing middle builders; , Issues related to Surplus Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development; S. 2489, Modular Housing Production Act; S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.2854, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, 2025; H.R.2710, People Over Parking Act; S. 943, Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Act; , Processes that impede housing production, and for other purposes; S. 964, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; S. 2651 501, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; S. 2651 201, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Reform; H.R.2410, Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act; S.2460, S. 2651 212, Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act; S.2651, ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; S.1260, Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025; S.2651 402, Small Dollar Mortgage Points and Fees; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; H.R.5263, Streamlining Manufactured Housing Standards Act S. 2423, Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025; H.R.5105, UNLOCK Act H.R.4660, S.2390, S.2651 208, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act; S.127, S.2651 204, Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025; S.2651, ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; S.1260, Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025; S.2651 402, Small Dollar Mortgage Points and Fees; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; H.R.5263, Streamlining Manufactured Housing Standards Act S. 2423, Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025; H.R.5105, UNLOCK Act H.R.4660, S.2390, S.2651 208, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act; S.127, S.2651 204, Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025;
2025 · third_quarter · Housing
Support for S. 964, Property Improvement & Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act Support for H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act (unintroduced) Support introduction of Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act, Building Housing Near Transit Act, Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act Support S.964 Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act Support S. 2441 Build Now Act Support S. 2296 ROAD to Housing Act of 2025
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Housing
Discussions involving P.L. 119-31, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act Discussions involving S. 2495, the Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Discussions involving S. 2651, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 Discussions involving S. 1921, the Veterans Housing Stability Act of 2025 Discussions involving the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac second lien proposal Discussions involving VA home loan loss mitigation Discussions involving housing finance reform legislation Monitored legislation related to homeowners' insurance for catastrophic events Monitored H.R. 2362 / S. 138, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act Monitored H.R. 3694 / S. 1932, the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025 Monitored S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored H.R. 1777, the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Monitored S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored S. 2719, the Yes in God's Back Yard Act Monitored H.R. 827, the Homeowners' Defense Act of 2025 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2025 · third_quarter · Housing
A bill to amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to encourage expansion of the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, with primary attention to rental housing, and for other purposes; A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of local policies to reduce local regulatory barriers and streamline processes that impede housing production, and for other purposes; Issues related to 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage insurance program and FHA title I loan programs; Issues related to surplus federal land for affordable housing development; Issues related to ordinary income dealer treatment for missing middle builders; H.R. 1055, the Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges at Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025; H.R. 1981, S.890, the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; H.R. 2410, the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act; H.R. 2725, S. 1515, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2840, S. 1299, S. 2651 203, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act; H.R. 3459, the Empty Lots to Housing Act; H.R. 4576, S. 2363, S. 2651 211, the Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025; H.R. 4659, S. 2416, the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act; H.R. 4660, S. 2390, S. 2651 208, the Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act; H.R. 5601, the Faith in Housing Act of 2025; H.R. 815, the Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2025; H.R.2710, the People Over Parking Act of 2025; S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025; S. 127, S. 2651 204, the Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025; S. 1459, the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2025; S. 1527, S. 2651 213, the Housing Affordability Act; S. 1695, S. 2651 801, the HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act; S. 2361, S. 2651 210, the Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025; S. 2391, S. 2651 207, the Better Use of Intergovernmental and Local Development (BUILD) Housing Act; S. 2414, the Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025; S. 2423, the Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025; S. 2441, S. 2651 206, the Build Now Act of 2025; S. 2460, S. 2651 212, the Revitalizing Empty Structures Into Desirable Environments (RESIDE) Act; S. 2464, S. 2651 205, the Community Investment and Prosperity Act; S. 2489, the Modular Housing Production Act; S. 2651 201, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Reform; S. 2651 202, Increasing Housing in Opportunity Zones; S. 2651 209, Innovation Fund; S. 2651 401, the Creating Incentives for Small Dollar Loan Originators; S. 2651 402, Small Dollar Mortgage Points and Fees; S. 2651 501, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; S. 2651, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; H.R. 2854, the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act; S. 943, the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Act; S. 948, the HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025; S. 964, the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; and, S. 885, the Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025.
2025 · second_quarter · Housing
Revitalizing Downtowns Act; Restoring Communities Left Behind Act; Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act; H.R.2710, People Over Parking Act; H.R.2725, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act; H.R.2854, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, 2025; Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act; S.890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; H.R.1981, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; Build More Housing Near Transit Act; Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act or the DASH Act; Housing Supply and Affordability Act; American Dream Employment Act; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes; S.964, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; Issues related to 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program and FHA Title I Loan programs; CDBG Modernization Act; S.4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Issues related to Surplus Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development; Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act; S.1299/H.R.2840 - Housing Supply Frameworks Act; Ordinary income dealer issue for missing middle builders.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · third_quarter · Housing
Legislation/Guidance/Housing Issues Issues pertaining to addressing the nations housing affordability crisis and undersupply of housing. CARES Act 30-day notice of eviction requirement H.R. 1981, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. S. 890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025, to increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program, all provisions. H.R. 2031, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act, to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 948, HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act, to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4659, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2416, Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 1078, Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 470, Respect State Housing Laws Act, to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4576, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2363, Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2025, to amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4957, Rural Housing Reform Act of 2025, to reform rural housing programs, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 1260, Rural Housing Reform Act of 2025, to reform rural housing programs, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4660, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Review Act, to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reclassify the application of certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for housing-related activities, all provisions. H.R. 5085, to exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 5601, Faith in Housing Act, to preempt State and local laws that prevent the construction of affordable housing on faith lands, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 1527, Housing Affordability Act, to modify the multifamily loan limits under title II of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2361, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, to provide grants to units of general local government related to pre-reviewed designs for mixed-income housing, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2390, Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Review Act, to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reclassify the application of certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for housing-related activities, all provisions. S. 2391, State and Federal Capacity Sharing for Environmental Reviews of Housing Projects Act, to designate an environmental review procedure for certain assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, all provisions. S.2441, Build Now Act of 2025, to provide for adjustments to community development block grant allocations based on improvements in housing growth rates, all provisions. S. 2651, Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act of 2025, to increase the supply of affordable housing in America, Title II--Building More in America, Section 203: Housing Supply Frameworks Act, Section 210: Accelerating Home Building Act, Section 211: Build More Housing Near Transit Act, and Section 213: Housing Affordability Act; Title IV--Accessing the American Dream, Section 405: Choice in Affordable Housing Act; and Title V--Program Reform, Section 502: HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; Passed as National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2296). S.1299/ H.R. 2840 the Housing Supply Frameworks Act, all provisions. Draft legislation, Delivering Essential Protection, Opportunity, and Security for Tenants (DEPOSIT) Act, to authorize security deposits and moving costs. Draft legislative proposals on HOME, particularly HOME Reform Act of 2025, to amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to encourage expansion of the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, with primary attention to rental housing, and for other purposes, all provisions and, in particular, requested provisions relative to allowing HOME funds to be used for tax abatements and to study ways to reduce barriers to housing production and preservation to be added to the bill. Request that FY2026 appropriations legislation fully fund Housing Support & Affordability Programs (the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV), Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Homelessness Programs, HOME, Community Development Block Grants (CDGB) and Rural Housing programs). Draft legislative proposal, Housing Production Partnership Program Act of 2025, to enable two new eligible activities within Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOME program: (1) Authorization for HOME funds to be used for Federal subsidy for state and local multifamily property tax abatement matching program; and (2) Authorization for HOME funds to be used to fund studies regarding ways state and local jurisdictions could overcome barriers to housing production and preservation. Legislative proposal to amend the TIFIA program to include activities related to commercial and residential development. Draft legislative proposal, Investing in Housing Affordability Act of 2025, to create a new program based off the Small Business Investment Company model, operated at zero subsidy cost to taxpayers, and housed at the Treasury Department to provide low-cost capital to funds that invest equity or debt in affordable rental housing and homeownership projects. Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill, related to subsection (c) from Section 4024 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058) concerning notice to vacate. Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations, related to funding: Housing Choice Voucher program (including renewals of special purpose vouchers), Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Fee Account, Emergency Housing Voucher households, Project-Based Rental Assistance. We also asked that FY2026 appropriations address the housing needs of rural communities. Federal Housing Finance Agency interpretation of 15 U.S.C. 9058, which requires that the lessor of a covered property provide a tenant 30-days notice before requiring the tenant to vacate. Emergency Rental Assistance Program efforts. HOME Investments Partnership Program reforms S.1527 - Housing Affordability Act A bill to modify the multifamily loan limits under title II of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. Fees in rental housing. Fair Housing Act (Disparate Impact Rule, Screening, Criminal History Policy, and Reporting) Fair Housing Rules as they pertain to Emotional Support Animals. Possible legislation related to federal building code requirements, exemptions or studies. Possible legislation on Fire Safety Requirements related to Single Stair Entry Regulatory Impact of regulations on the development of multifamily housing. Review and Reform Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent (Docket # 89 FR 101270) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 247, 880, 884, 886, 891, and 966) Reinstatement of HUD's Discriminatory Effects Standard (Docket #88 FR 19450) Final Rule (88 FR 19450) Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing (Docket # FR-6362-P-01) Proposed Rule (24 CFR Parts 5, 245, 882, 960, 966, and 982) Withdrawn on January 16, 2025 Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (Docket # 89 FR 30850) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 50, 55, 58, and 200) HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining (Docket # 90 FR 746) Final Rule (24 CFR Parts 91, 92, 570, and 982) Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing; Extension of HUD Compliance Dates (Docket # 90 FR 11622) Final Determination and Reconsideration Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information, Direct Rental Assistance, Docket No. FR-6466-N-01. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information on the Uses of Rental Housing Finance Survey Data, Docket No. FR-6555-N-01. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Request for Information on the Uses of Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Apartments (SOMA) Data, Docket No. FR-6556-N-01. Disparate Impact: Letter to HUD asking that the Trump Administrations 2020 disparate impact rule be reinstated and that guidance and memoranda relying on HUDs 2013 disparate impact rule be rescinded and revised. Draft Notice on Solar, Cell Tower and Rooftop Leases (Drafting Table) Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Advertising of Housing, Credit, and Other Real Estate-Related Transactions through Digital Platforms Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Screening of Applicants for Rental Housing Build America, Buy America Act (BABA): Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act (Docket # 88 FR 24690) Request for Information (FR-6331-N-01) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (Docket # 90 FR 4686) Proposed Rule, withdrawn by HUD (24 CFR Parts 5, 91, 92, 93, 570, 574, 576, 903 and 983) National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate: Inspection Standards (Docket # 88 FR 40832) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Docket # 89 FR 1583) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Department of Housing and Urban Development, FR-6436-N-01-Changes to the Methodology Used for Calculating Section 8 Income Limits Under the United States Housing Act of 1937, HUD-2024-0003. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Docket No. FR-6522-N-01, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD, Proposed Changes in Mortgage Insurance Premiums Applicable to FHA Multifamily Insurance Programs (FR Doc. 2025-11814). Review Current Rules, Notices and Guidance pertaining to Criminal Screening, Digital Advertisements, and Discriminatory Standards Reform Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV) Issues pertaining to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's processing of multifamily loans.
2025 · third_quarter · Housing
COVID-19 issues as affecting the rental housing industry; eviction moratoria; rental assistance; Section 8 reform; local barriers to development; housing affordability; H.R.1078, S.470 - Respect State Housing Laws Act; Choice in Affordable Housing Act; tax issues, including carried interest, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, capital gains taxation and estate tax; labor issues, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements; development issues, including conversion of commercial properties to housing and Waters of the United States; National Flood Insurance Program; resident screening; beneficial interest; pandemic risk insurance; resident-centered property management practices; rent control; telecommunications issues, including mandatory access, broadband deployment and data privacy; housing finance issues; energy efficiency issues; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Yes In My Backyard Act; FTC/CFB Request for Information on Resident Screening; Federal Housing Finance Agency Request for Input on Tenant Protections; immigration issues, including H2B visas; issues related to the delivery of mail to rental housing classified as student housing; issues related to artificial intelligence and other technology to housing; issues related to fee transparency; issues related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act notice requirement; "NSPIRE" inspections program (HUD); Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (HUD); Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (HUD); disaster recovery; federal housing policy, EPA Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels Final Rule; Energy Star; S.2441 - Build Now Act; S.2651 - The ROAD to Housing Act. S.2363 - The Build More Housing Near Transit Act; S.1299 - The Housing Supply Frameworks Act; S.890 - The Choice in Affordable Housing Act; S.948 - The HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act; S.2361 - Accelerating Home Building Act; S.1527 - Housing Affordability Act; DOE Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards & Energy Codes Standards; DHS CIRCIA; DOL Davis-Bacon, Overtime, Joint-Employer Status, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings; Treasury Department Basis Shifting Rules, Basel III, Domestically-owned REITs, Beneficial Ownership; EPA Refrigerants, Lead-based Paint, Clean Water Act; FCC ACP, Digital Discrimination, Multi-tenant Environment Competition; SEC Climate Disclosure Rule.
2025 · third_quarter · Housing
H.R. 2840/S. 1299 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act: Establishes a task force to develop ways states and cities can reduce regulatory barriers and boost housing production across the country. H.R. 3696 - Fair and Equal housing Act: Codifies equal housing protections for LGBTQ+ Americans by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Fair Housing Act. H.R. 4023 - American Dream for All Act: Would create a downpayment-assistance shared-equity program to help first-time homebuyers. C.A.R. discussed the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and potential efforts to take them out of conservatorship. C.A.R. discussed recent changes to California condo balcony inspection law and its impact on condo qualifications for conforming loans.
Client expense: $7,625 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Housing
Revitalizing Downtowns Act; Restoring Communities Left Behind Act; Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act; H.R.2710, People Over Parking Act; H.R.2725, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act; H.R.2854, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, 2025; Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act; S.890, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; H.R.1981, Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025; Build More Housing Near Transit Act; Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act or the DASH Act; Housing Supply and Affordability Act; American Dream Employment Act; S.885, Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025; A bill to reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes; S.964, Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2025; Issues related to 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program and FHA Title I Loan programs; CDBG Modernization Act; S.4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Issues related to Surplus Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development; Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act; S.1299/H.R.2840 - Housing Supply Frameworks Act; Ordinary income dealer issue for missing middle builders.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act. H.R.2725/S.1515, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act. H.R.2854/S.1686, the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. H.R. 2840/S. 1299, the Housing Supply and Frameworks Act. H.R.1340, the More Homes on the Market Act. No bill number. Discussed financing for accessory dwelling units. No bill number. Discussed Home Equity Conversion Mortgages.
Client expense: $5,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · second_quarter · Housing
H.R. 2840/S. 1299 - Housing Supply and Affordability Act: Establishes a task force to develop ways states and cities can reduce regulatory barriers and boost housing production across the country. H.R. 3696 - Fair and Equal housing Act: Codifies equal housing protections for LGBTQ+ Americans by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Fair Housing Act. H.R. 4023 - American Dream for All Act: Would create a downpayment-assistance shared-equity program to help first-time homebuyers. C.A.R. discussed the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and potential efforts to take them out of conservatorship. C.A.R. discussed recent changes to California condo balcony inspection law and its impact on condo qualifications for conforming loans.
Client expense: $81,682 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Housing
Support for S. 964, Property Improvement & Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act Support for H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act (unintroduced) Support introduction of Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act, Building Housing Near Transit Act, Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Housing
Discussions involving H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act Discussions involving S. 1921, the Veterans Housing Stability Act of 2025 Discussions involving the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac second lien proposal Discussions involving VA home loan loss mitigation Discussions involving housing finance reform legislation Monitored legislation related to homeowners' insurance for catastrophic events Monitored H.R. 2362 / S. 138, the VA Home Loan Awareness Act Monitored H.R. 3694 / S. 1932, the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2025 Monitored S. 1260, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, the Housing Supply Frameworks Act Monitored H.R. 1777, the SECURE Notarization Act of 2025 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2025 · first_quarter · Housing
Support for S. 964, Property Improvement & Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act Support for H.R. 2840 / S. 1299, Housing Supply Frameworks Act (unintroduced) Support introduction of Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act, Building Housing Near Transit Act, Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| ID |
| Pete Ricketts | Republican | NE |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
Client expense: $2,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
Client expense: $1,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE