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This Guest Member Note was written by NHC’s 2026 Housing Visionary Award honoree. After more than three decades in the mortgage industry, I’ve had a front-row seat to some of the most transformative moments in housing finance from the rise of independent mortgage banking to the financial crisis, the pandemic, and the rapid evolution of technology reshaping how we serve consum...

Last week, the House Financial Services Committee released a new version of the housing bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. This critically needed legislation makes a substantial down payment on efforts to address the housing affordability crisis affecting communities nationwide. Our hope is that the House of Representatives will swiftly pass the amended bill and work...

Democratic Party leaders across the country are reeling from the recent decision by the Virginia Supreme Court to overrule the Commonwealth’s redistricting plan approved by voters. Some fear the worst, believing that their effort to retake the House in the midterm elections this fall may fail. While the Virginia case may cost them some seats, it is not at all clear that the R...

In this week’s episode, we welcome Bill Emerson, Board Member of Rocket Companies and a recipient of this year’s Housing Visionary Award, which will be presented at NHC’s annual Gala on June 24 at The Anthem in Washington, DC. After more than three decades in the mortgage industry, Emerson joins NHC President and CEO David Dworkin to discuss the lessons he’s learned leading t...

Image created by the author using CHAT GPT DALL-E, © 2026 by National Housing Conference Over four decades in politics, you learn a lot of important lessons. One of the most valuable was at the end of the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm. Current House and Senate members facing midterm elections ignore it at their own political peril. On March 6, 1991, President George ...