NAR Letter to House Agriculture committee Regarding Rural Housing Language
Issue Date: March 11, 2016
On March 11, 2016 NAR sent a letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Farr of the House Agriculture Subcommittee; cc’ing the Subcommittee.
The letter requests report language to support families’ housing options in rural communities. The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is a critical program for the 20 percent of the U.S. population that live in rural areas and small towns. Finding safe affordable housing remains a challenge in these areas where rental housing is often limited and access to mortgage financing is challenging.