Press Release Archives - National Rental Home Council

Washington, D.C. (August 28, 2024) – The National Rental Home Council (NRHC), the nonprofit association representing the single-family rental housing industry, will host a webinar on September 17, 2024 designed to showcase the latest innovations advancing and improving the practice of responsible resident care. “The development and adoption of emerging technologies and approaches to customer […]

July 16, 2024

Biden Rent Control Policy to Further Exacerbate Housing Development and Investment Crisis

https://www.urban.org/research/publication/place-blame-where-it-belongs

Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2024) – In response to President Biden’s call to implement a national rent control policy, the National Rental Home Council (NRHC), representing the single-family rental housing industry, released the following statement: Not since the economic recession of the early 1970s has the federal government turned to price controls to regulate rents […]

April 25, 2024

NRHC Applauds Governor Kemp for Signing the “Georgia Squatter Reform Act”

https://www.urban.org/research/publication/place-blame-where-it-belongs

Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2024) – The National Rental Home Council (NRHC) commends Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp, for signing into law House Bill 1017, the “Georgia Squatter Reform Act,” legislation providing legal protections and recourse for homeowners in the event of the illegal occupation of their properties. Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both houses […]

December 10, 2023

Merkley/Smith bills reduce housing options for renters

With affordability at historic lows, new bills make housing…less affordable and less available December 11, 2023 – Recently-introduced legislation by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA9), the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, targets the legitimate development, investment, and ownership activities of America’s leading providers and builders of professionally-managed single-family […]

December 7, 2023

NRHC CEO, David Howard, Statement on the Retirement of Chairman Patrick McHenry

December 6, 2023 – As Chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry has been a steadfast and committed advocate for America’s housing market. Chairman McHenry has long-served as a champion for commonsense policies encouraging and incentivizing new housing investment and development. NRHC applauds Chairman McHenry’s leadership in supporting efforts to expand housing supply […]

October 12, 2023

Housing Industry Leader, Jerry Howard, Joins NRHC as Executive Chairman

Washington, D.C. (October 12, 2023) — Housing industry leader, Jerry Howard, has joined the National Rental Home Council (NRHC) as Executive Chairman. Howard, who served for 23 years as CEO of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), brings a wealth of housing industry expertise and insight to NRHC. As Executive Chairman, Howard will provide […]

October 5, 2023

2.5 Million U.S. Households Moved to a Single-family Rental Home in the Past Year

October 5, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – According to an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey data conducted by the National Rental Home Council (NRHC), 2,487,095 households in the United States moved to a single-family rental home over the past year, an increase of 5.3% from 2022. source: 2023 Annual Social and […]

September 16, 2023

New York Times Gets it Wrong – the Problem is Supply, Not Housing Providers

A recent article in the New York Times entitled, “What Happens When Wall Street Buys Most of the Homes on Your Block,” ignores the role of housing supply and its impact on homeownership, makes the startling claim that more investment in housing is somehow not a positive, and presents a view of homeownership that is […]

August 1, 2023

NRHC Statement on Rental Fees

August 1, 2023 (Washington, DC) – Through their ongoing commitment to responsible customer care, single-family rental home providers are able to deliver the highest level of service and responsiveness to the residents and communities they serve. This is made possible by offering residents an experience complete with both standard and ancillary services and amenities. In […]