NBN Online for the week of April 25, 2005

Builders Testify on Housing Finance System Reform

The nation’s home builders testified before the Congress last week on several solutions to strengthen the regulation of the housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks. The proposals would ensure the ongoing financial safety and soundness of the GSEs and allow them to continue to fulfill their vital housing mission.

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Builders Make Annual Trek to Capitol Hill

As part of NAHB’s annual Legislative Conference, more than 850 builders from across the country trekked to Capitol Hill on April 13 to seek support from their members of Congress for legislation that would increase the availability of affordable housing and expand rental housing and homeownership opportunities nationwide.

“Through visits to Capitol Hill, our members take the message of the housing industry directly to their legislators,” said NAHB President Dave Wilson. “Such personal contact helps federal lawmakers better understand the impact of housing issues on the voters back home.”

In more than 300 individual meetings with their representatives and senators, builders called for action on the following NAHB legislative priorities: