People in the News

By Caitlin Jones
October 22, 2009 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: Several more top officials have been sworn in or confirmed at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. David Sterns was sworn in on July 15 as Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner. Previously, Sterns was president and chief operating officer of Long & Foster Companies. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate has confirmed the nominations of Mercedes Marquez to be HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, and of Raphael William Bostic to be Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. Mercedes previously was general manager of the City of Los Angeles Housing Department.

Breaking Ground

Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Minnesota Housing Commissioner and Incoming Chair of National Council of State Housing Agencies

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 10 min read

Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.

“Business as Usual”

Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future

Abram Mamet • December 1, 2024 9 min read

Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.

NCSHA Recognizes Stand-Out Affordable Housing Programs and Initiatives

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 7 min read

This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.