Housing Call: April 1, 2025 – North Carolina Housing Coalition

Organizational Updates & Reminders

Last week our Director of Housing Policy and Senior Policy Analyst spent the week in D.C. attending the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Policy Forum, and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Just Economy 2025 conference. Throughout the week we connected with partners new and old across the Country, exchanging ideas, information, and advocating for federal resources and efforts that serve as the foundation for our housing ecosystem.

Federal Policy & Advocacy Updates

Federal Agencies announce intent to rescind 2023 CRA Final Rule

Last Friday on March 28, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that they intend to rescind the 2023 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule and reinstate the previous CRA rule from 1995.

First ever Congressional briefing hosted by ACTION for the Housing Credit

Last Tuesday, ACTION hosted a Congressional Briefing on the Housing Credit for Members of Congress and their staff, and one of the panelists included North Carolina’s very own Scott Farmer, the Executive Director of the NC Housing Finance Agency, who also serves on the National Council of State Housing Agencies.

Preparing for the 2025 AHCIA

We are anticipating the reintroduction of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) next week – the week of April 7. This version of the AHCIA is not anticipated to change much except the House version to include what they are calling a Sense of Congress provision that mirrors the Sense of the Senate language from last congress in order to encourage states and localities to reform or remove discriminatory land use policies.

State & Local Updates

NC General Assembly

2025-2026 NC General Assembly Bill Tracker

So far, over 600 bills have been filed this session as of yesterday , 2025. To see which bills we are tracking check out our bill tracker for the 2025-2026 legislative session, click here.

If you’re familiar with our 2025-2026 policy agenda we will be releasing a summary in the coming weeks looking at what bills have been filed, acted on, passed that relate to our priorities and our analysis on their potential impacts.

Four bills were filed last week that focus on Housing Supply:

SB497 – An Act to Required the Siting of Middle Housing Structures in All Residential Zones

SB499 – Allow Housing Near Jobs

SB495 – Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units

SB492 – Single Stair Building Code Reform.

Some additional honorable mentions include: