Organizational Updates
Thank You for Attending the NC Affordable Housing Conference!
Thank you to the nearly 1400 of you who showed up October 22 & 23 in Downtown Raleigh at our NC Affordable Housing Conference! It was a pleasure to see all of you in the hallways, workshops, and at our Annual Dinner and Breakfast. In spite of the volatility and uncertainty around so many of the resources we rely on to do this work, it is continually encouraging to see your creativity and to hear about all the ways you are overcoming obstacles. The policy work that we do relies heavily on support from our broad coalition of members, and we need all of you in this effort to make sure that we have the resources and the policies we need to make housing a reality for folks across North Carolina.
Federal Updates
CALL TO ACTION: Sign on to a letter urging Congress to pass disaster funding! Due on November 6.
Add your organization to NLIHC’s letter urging Congress to pass a disaster supplemental spending bill for disasters in 2025, 2026, and ready the program for future disasters in 2027!
The “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” (RDRA), passed as part of the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act,” which became law on July 11th. This bill authorizes the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program for three years and establishes a standing Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund. It also enacts many key changes that will ultimately create a long-term recovery and mitigation program that is faster, fairer, and forward-looking.
On the heels of this historic, bipartisan and bicameral legislation, Congress must now fund the program so that survivors can access the resources they and their communities need to get home and whole! Sign-ons are due by November 6th, this Friday!
State Updates
Election Resources
Today is Election Day! Polling places across NC are open until 7:30 p.m. this evening. Any voter in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. will be able to vote. North Carolina voters will be asked to show photo ID. You can confirm you’re registered to vote, find your assigned polling place, and view your sample ballot using the NC State Board of Elections Voter Search tool. For details about the 2026 election in North Carolina, check out You Can Vote’s nonpartisan voter guide.
Housing Bonds on the Ballot
We know of housing bonds on the ballot this year in Buncombe County ($40 million), Raleigh ($101.5 million), and Charlotte ($125 million). If you are registered to vote in any of these communities, we encourage you to vote for your local housing bond to help leverage additional public and private dollars for affordable housing.
Tax Amendments on the Ballot
Today, North Carolinians will vote on two constitutional amendments related to taxes. One caps income tax rates for individuals and corporations at 3.5 percent, and one requires the state legislature to put limits on local revenue from property taxes, reducing the resources communities can use for emergency response, schools, infrastructure and other needs.
Putting limits on property taxes — the biggest source of funding for local governments — and income taxes — the biggest source of funding for state government — would make it harder for our counties and towns to provide the services we need.
For more information on the property tax amendments, you can also check out this resource from the NC Budget & Tax Center and this resource from You Can Vote.
John Locke Foundation Publishes, Retracts Incorrect Property Tax Calculator
A couple of weeks ago, the John Locke Foundation (JLF) published a “NC Property Tax Savings Calculator” that claimed to show potential individual property tax savings for homeowners under a statewide levy limit. However, the underlying data contained a significant calculation error which drastically inflated reported savings. JLF has since taken down the calculator and retracted the data, but not before the incorrect data circulated online and in the media. We encourage you to check out our latest blog from last week, where we broke down the data errors and other methodological issues, and we have our own analysis on the impacts of a potential levy limit ahead of this year’s election.
State & Local Headlines
Construction Zones, Poor Communication and Tenants’ Departure: Amid Changes, Elliott Woods Renters Wonder What’s Next | Chapelboro.com
Sanford breaks ground on over $ 7 million affordable housing development | CBS17
Latest affordable housing development breaks ground in south Raleigh | ABC11
Eutaw Landing celebrates grand opening, expands affordable housing for seniors | BizFayetteville
Events
Happy Hour with NC Housing Coalition | November 5, 5-8pm, Beer Study (Durham)
Join us on Thursday, November 5 from 5-8pm at Beer Study in Durham to celebrate the launch of Cosmic Shift, which will raise funds for 13 nonprofits addressing housing needs across Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ distribution footprint. A portion of proceeds from every Cosmic Shift sold in North Carolina benefits the NC Housing Coalition. Stop by to learn more about the Coalition and our 2027-2028 Policy Agenda!
[webinar] Advancing Access: Housing Affordability & Sustainable Housing-Health Partnerships | NC Healthcare Foundation, Thursday, November 5, 12-1 p.m. Register here.
[virtual panel] Single-stair Construction: More Safety, Less Cost | CITYBUILDER, November 5, 12-1 p.m. Register here.
YIMBYTOWN | November 17-19, 2026 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Register here
HOPE NC’s 5th Annual Inclusive Housing Summit | Monday, November 9th, 2026, 8am – 4pm at The Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill. Register here – $50 for Individual community members, self-advocates or caregivers & $100 for professionals.
2027 Housing Policy Forum | March 2-5, 2027
Early Bird Registration is still open! NLIHC’s 2027 Housing Policy Forum will convene community leaders, policy experts, researchers, tenant advocates, affordable housing practitioners, and members of Congress for thought and action partnership on ending the housing crisis impacting the lowest-income and most marginalized renters in America.
Reports & Resources
2025 ACS Data Published
Last week the US Census released the 1-year ACS data for 2025. Novogradac reports that the data shows a 3.75% increase in national median income, which they estimate will increase the 2027 cap on HUD income-limit increases by slightly more than 7.5%. For a summary of recently released nationwide housing data, check out ACS’s Housing Costs infographic
The State of Reentry Housing Policy | National Low Income Housing Coalition
Infant and Toddler Homelessness Across 50 States | SchoolHouse Connection
Priced Out: When a good job isn’t enough | National Housing Conference
How States Are Forcing Localities to Build More Housing | NYU Furman Center
Bipartisan Housing Breakthrough Opens New Opportunities for Cities to Expand Affordable Housing | National League of Cities
2025 Annual Housing Report | U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency
