
Florida CARH News

White House Weighs National Housing Emergency as Affordability Crisis Deepens
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts a “big economic pickup in 2026” while warning that housing affordability remains a national crisis. A housing emergency declaration may be on the horizon, with potential measures to lower costs and boost supply.

NLIHC Report: Nation Has Shortage of 7.1 Million Rental Homes Affordable, Available for ELI Renters
The United States has a shortage of 7.1 million rental homes that are affordable and available to extremely low-income (ELI) renters, according to The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, the annual report released March 13 by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)