NAA Five, for the Week Ending January 10th, 2025

January 10, 2025

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NAAHQ // Jan. 10, 2025

NAA FIVE

A weekly digest of key rental housing news and takeaways
prepared exclusively for NAA’s leadership

The Big Picture: As state legislatures begin their sessions, the media largely focused on state and local housing affordability solutions this week. In particular, notable stories covered a call for rental assistance in New York and innovative approaches in Hawaii. An additional piece detailed housing policy challenges the incoming administration will have to navigate.

This week’s top stories

Section 8 Roundtables: NAA closed out 2024 with roundtable discussions on Section 8 in Boston and Tampa, Fla., continuing an innovative partnership with HUD. Read the latest.

Heat Violation: The state of California has issued a notable citation for willful heat violation of more than $270,000. Investigations and enforcement are likely to continue and expand in 2025. Read more.

Importance of Advocacy: “We need to explain the pitfalls of the [policy] proposals that are being floated and show that we truly care about providing safe, clean and affordable housing to our residents,” noted 2024 Malcom N. Bennett Advocate of the Year award recipient Phil Neuman. “Our voices have to be heard and the only way to do that is to meet with government leaders and their staffs.” Read more.

Advocate: Share your voice to build consensus in Washington at NAA’s Advocate, March 25-26, 2025. Learn more.

Growth, Connection, Empowerment: Read more about Alan King, NAA’s 2025 Chair of the Board, his impressive industry journey and his people-first vision to ensure the light and warmth of rental housing reaches all. Read more.

NAAPAC Supports Industry: NAAPAC closed 2024 on a strong note, raising $1.121 million from over 2,100 dedicated donors in the multifamily industry. Throughout the 2024 election cycle, NAAPAC showed remarkable strength by financially supporting 312 candidates, including 229 on this year’s general election ballot. An impressive 217 NAAPAC-supported candidates secured victory, resulting in an extraordinary 95% win rate. Read more.

Housing Policy: “President-elect Donald Trump faces a much different housing market than the red-hot one he enjoyed during his first term. Adding to this potential dilemma is Trump’s own agenda, which economists warn could make things much worse for home buyers.” (Sinclair National Desk).