Biweekly Conversations
NCST is continuing our listening sessions for our community partners to hear about how COVID-19 and local conditions are affecting their work as well as showcasing guest panelists in the field to offer further support in our communities. NCST will also provide a policy update. Calls will be held twice a month on Wednesdays from 12:30 – 1:30 EST for the rest of the 2020 calendar year.
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 of Moody’s Analytics
Bi-weekly COVID-19 Conversation: June 10, 2020 | Presentation by Eddie Tsibulevskiy of Capital Magnet Fund
Bi-weekly COVID-19 Conversation: June 24, 2020 | Download a pdf with links to Urban Institute’s latest coverage on Racial Disparities in Homeownership Outcomes
Bi-weekly COVID-19 Conversation: July 8, 2020 |Presentation by David Sanchez of NCST featuring Marcia Nedland and Lori Schwarz highlighting the Middle Neighborhoods Initiative
Bi-weekly Community Impact Briefing: July 22, 2020 | featuring guest panelist Tony Pickett of Grounded Solutions Network
Bi-weekly Community Impact Briefing: August 5th | featuring an in-depth look at policy updates with Julia Gordon
Bi-weekly Community Impact Briefing: September 2nd| Presentation by Daren Blomquist of Auction.com
Bi-weekly Community Impact Briefing: September 16th | Presentation on Habitat for Humanity’s Cost of Home campaign by Anne Myers & Robert Hickey
Bi-weekly Community Impact Briefing: September 30th | Presentation from Antoine Thompson of NAREB
Bi-weekly Community Impact Briefing: October 14th | Explore Opportunity360
Community Impact Briefing: November 18th | Presentation from Hannah Hearn of Working Films
Community Impact Briefing: December 4th | Presentation from Matt Troyer of the Emergent Group | Presentation from Craig Vanderlaan of Crisis Housing Solutions
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: Comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (8/31)
Joint Letter: Letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Re: Language Access Roundtable Discussion (8/24)
Joint Letter: FHA & FHFA Forbearance Letter (6/24)
NCST Letter to the Federal Reserve: Expanding the Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program to Nonprofits (6/22)
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 and Housing Resources
Upcoming Housing Webinars
November 16-19 (all day event) – “United We Stand” hosted by Affordable Housing Finance
November 17 (1-2:00pm EST) – “Building the Dream: The Housing Affordability Agenda” hosted by the National Association of Homebuilders
November 17 (1:00-3:00pm EST) – “Racism and the Economy focus on Employment” hosted by Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis, Atlanta, and Boston in partnership with the Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland, Dallas, and San Francisco
November 18 (12noon-1:00pm EST) – “Updating Middle Neighborhood Housing Stock to Appeal to Today’s Homebuyers: Part 1” hosted by the Middle Neighborhoods Community of Practice
November 18 (12:30-1:30pm EST) – “Working Films” hosted by NCST
November 19 (4-5:00 EST) – “State of the Nation’s Housing” hosted by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University
November 20 (1:00-2:00pm EST) – “HFAs’ role in addressing affordable housing challenges” hosted by the National Housing Conference
December 17 (12:30-1:45pm EST) – “Applying an Equitable Framework for Housing Policy Response during COVID-19 and Beyond” hosted by The Urban Institute
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)
Habitat for Humanity’s Racial Disparities and Housing Policy Paper
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
Funding Resources
The Wells Fargo/U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) CommunityWINSTM (Working/Investing in Neighborhood Stabilization) Grant Program is a collaborative effort between USCM, Wells Fargo Bank, and the Wells Fargo Foundation. The goal of the grant is to:
- Assist cities with the opportunity to invest, strengthen, and address housing affordability issues.
- Award $1,000,000 to support local nonprofit partners to cities of all sizes nationwide.
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
Main Street Lending Programs
State Resources
To see state specific resources, please visit our COVID-19 + Housing: State Resources page.