Policy Innovation

The National Housing Trust advances federal, state, and local policies that create equitable and sustainable communities by safeguarding our nation's affordable homes. We work with our partners to preserve and improve affordable multifamily rental housing by:

• Providing research and analysis on our nation's at-risk affordable homes;

• Shaping legislation and policy implementation to protect existing housing resources;

• Documenting successful, cost effective and replicable affordable housing preservation state and local policy solutions;

• Expanding and improving utility energy efficiency programs to drive large-scale efficiency investments in affordable multifamily buildings;

• Leading a coalition of affordable housing preservation advocates and practitioners known as the Preservation Working Group; and

• Jointly leading a powerful collaboration to introduce private and public energy efficiency investment into affordable housing.