Biweekly Conversations
NCST is hosting regularly scheduled listening sessions for our Community Buyers to hear about how COVID-19 and local conditions are affecting their work. NCST will also provide a policy update. Calls will be held each Wednesday from 12:30 – 1:30 EST throughout this time of national emergency.
Although we are holding weekly and bi-weekly calls, NCST understands that the local situation may be changing daily. Please reach out to your Community Development Manager or Asset Manager for assistance on specific properties or to provide feedback you feel would be helpful as we continue our national conversations.
NCST Webinar Recordings & Notes
How is COVID-19 Affecting Your Organization?
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: March 25, 2020
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: April 1, 2020 | Notes from Webinar
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: April 8, 2020 | Notes from Webinar
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: April 15, 2020 | Notes from Webinar
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: April 22, 2020 | Notes from Webinar
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: April 29, 2020 | Notes from Webinar
Weekly COVID-19 Conversation: May 13, 2020 | Notes from Webinar
Bi-weekly COVID-19 Conversation: May 27, 2020 | Presentation by Mark Zandi
Please reach out to Mariah at mcowsert@stabilizationtrust.org to get on our email list for weekly webinar registration.
NCST COVID-19 Policy Agenda
For the duration of the pandemic, NCST’s highest priority will be to help support our Community Buyers and their neighborhoods and residents in whatever ways we can. So far, NCST has:
- Advocated for Congress to include the following provisions in emergency legislation:
- A foreclosure and eviction moratorium, excluding vacant properties;
- Mortgage forbearances (temporarily suspending payments) of 6 months or more if needed, not only for owner-occupants, but also for investors who own single-family (1-4 unit) properties, with the provision that landlords receiving payment relief pass that relief along to their tenants;
- Assistance for non-profits; and
- The inclusion of construction loans in any provisions for payment relief on other credit products.
- Requested that our nation’s regulators halt all non-COVID-19-related rulemaking until the current emergency is over.
NCST will continue to advocate for robust emergency measures to stem the impacts of COVID-19 on affordable housing and our communities. Moving forward, NCST will:
- Ensure our partners can continue to engage in single-family rehabilitation;
- Look for ways to help localities that are dealing with frozen real estate markets; and
- Advocate for policies to ensure homeowners benefit from the eventual real estate recovery.
NCST COVID-19 Policy Advocacy Resources
Joint Letter: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act (5/6)
Joint Request: Single Consumer-facing Portal on COVID Housing Relief (5/4)
Joint Letter: Housing Industry Coalition Letter in Support of Rental Assistance (5/4)
Joint Letter: Letter to Housing Regulators on Tenant Protections in CARES Act (5/1)
Joint Letter: Renewed Call for Credit and Debt Protections in COVID-19 Relief (5/1)
Joint Letter: Civil Rights, Consumer, Housing, and Real Estate Groups Urge U.S Treasury and Federal Regulators to Help Mortgage Servicers Maintain Liquidity (4/17)
Joint Letter: HUD Must Do Much More to Protect Older Reverse Mortgage Borrowers in the Coronavirus Epidemic (3/24/20)
NCST Letter to the OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve on “Joint Statement on CRA Consideration for Activities in Response to COVID-19” CRA Activities and Need to Halt Rulemaking (3/23/20)
Joint Letter: 63 Organizations Call for Credit and Debt Protections to Address Financial Distress from COVID-19 (3/23/20)
Joint Letter to Regulatory Agencies Requesting Extension of Public Comment Periods (3/20/20)
COVID-19 Resources
Upcoming Webinars
June 1, (2-3pm EDT) – “Using the Emergency Solutions Grant Program for COVID-19 Housing Response” hosted by Local Initiatives Support Corporation
June 2, (3:30-5:00pm EDT) – “National Call on Coronavirus on Homesslessness/Housing with Speaker Nancy Pelosi” hosted by National Low Income Housing Coalition
June 4, (12-1pm EDT) – “ Land Banks, Land Banking Programs and COVID-19: Strategic Considerations for a Long-term, Equitable Recovery” hosted by Center for Community Progress
June 23, (3:30-4:30pm EDT) – “Regulatory Ripple Effects” hosted by AltiSource
General Resource Guides
Center for Community Investment “Reimaging Strategy in the Midst of COVID-19
Corporation for Supportive Housing COVID-19 Resource Guide
Council of Non-Profits: Nonprofits and Coronavirus
Housing Assistance Council: Coronavirus Resources and Response (focuses on rural housing)
LocalHousingSolutions.Org: COVID-19
Grounded Solutions Network: COVID-19 Related Resources
Institute for Real Estate Managers
Million Acres: Cities and States That Have Paused Evictions Due to COVID-19
National Consumer Law Center: Resources on Consumer Protections
National Development Council Resource Guide
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Housing Conference: Coronavirus Resources
National Low-Income Housing Coalition: Coronavirus and Housing/Homelessness
Urban Institute Report: Avoiding a Disaster for Renters and Housing Market
CARES Act Lending
U.S. Small Business Administration: Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
Kresge Foundation: Mission, Money, and Markets: Non-profit Guide to Accessing Capital through the 2020 CARES Act
Recast City: EIDL vs PPP (And what else can we do?)
Federal Policy Announcements
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Coronavirus Resources
CFPB: Guide to Coronavirus Mortgage Relief Options
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA): Coronavirus Assistance Information
U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): COVID-19 Information and Resources
USDA Rural Development: COVID-19 Response
State Resources
To see state specific resources, please visit our COVID-19 + Housing: State Resources page.