The NALHFA Affordable Housing Podcast highlights new and innovative affordable housing finance solutions by bringing together the nation’s leading housing finan...
NALHFA Director of Government Affairs Josh Brandwein was recently joined on the association’s Affordable Housing Podcast by Jessica Facciponti, Vice President of Government Affairs with the New York City Housing Development Corporation (NYCHDC), who serves as Chair of NALHFA’s Legislative Committee and Brian Daaleman, Director of External Affairs for NYCHDC.
The group discussed outcomes of the 2024 U.S. elections and how the results will steer decisions regarding funding levels for federal housing programs, influence tax policies like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, and impact the leadership and priorities of agencies like HUD. Josh, Jessica and Brian also elaborated on how these shifts directly affect NALHFA members and how they can adapt to regulatory and legislative changes.
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NALHFA 2024 Election Preview
Check out our latest episode, NALHFA’s 2024 Election
Preview, where NALHFA Executive Director Jonathan Paine is joined by NALHFA Director of Government Affairs Josh Brandwein in breaking down the most critical races in for the 2024 election year. Listen now for an insightful discussion on possible policy changes, candidate polling, and the potential impacts on affordable housing programs nationwide. Election day is less than a month away, click below to get up to date on the latest from NALHFA thought leaders.
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Award of Excellence Spotlight - Tucson IDA
The newest episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast is now available. This episode features a conversation with Nicole Johnson, Business Development & Affordable Housing Program Manager at the Tucson Industrial Development Authority. She shares the story behind the award-winning project PimaTucson Lighthouse that won a NALHFA Award of Excellence earlier this year. She shares the inspiration for the project and gives an update on how the project is thriving and providing Arizona residents a pleasant and affordable place to live.
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Sustainable Affordable Infrastructure with Trenton Allen
The newest episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast is now available. This episode features a conversation between NALHFA Director of Government Affairs Josh Brandwein and Trenton Allen, CEO of Sustainable Capital Advisors. Trenton founded Sustainable Capital Advisors with the belief that we must not only accelerate the pace of sustainable infrastructure deployment but also expand who participates and benefits from the energy transition if we are to sustainably address the climate challenge. To help create this vision, Trenton has partnered with an incredibly talented team of hard-working and passionate subject matter experts, embracing creative ways to solve sustainable infrastructure challenges and turning them into profitable opportunities.
The newest episode of the Affordable Housing Podcast is now available. This episode features a conversation between NALHFA Director of Government Affairs Josh Brandwein and Madeleine Marr, Legislative Assistant for U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA). Josh and Madeline discuss Senator Fetterman’s Whole-Home Repairs Act which was introduced this year during the 118th Congress. The Whole-Home Repairs Act would create a national five-year pilot program to expand on a successful and popular Pennsylvania program designed to help homeowners with critical home repairs. Listen now to hear more on how Senator Fetterman’s bill would help affordable housing in critical need of repair and increase infrastructure health in communities.
The NALHFA Affordable Housing Podcast highlights new and innovative affordable housing finance solutions by bringing together the nation’s leading housing finance experts, thought leaders, and decision makers.