NAA Five, for the Week Ending January 23rd, 2026

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NAAHQ // Jan. 23, 2026
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NAA FIVE
A weekly digest of key rental housing news and takeaways
prepared exclusively for NAA’s leadership
 

The Big Picture: Virginia Gov. Spanberger signed an Executive Order to reduce costs for Virginians, including housing. New York Mayor Mamdani will advance the Just Home Supportive Housing Initiative, an affordable housing project for formerly incarcerated individuals who have medical needs. President Trump has signed an Executive Order to ban institutional investors from buying housing.

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What We're Advocating

White House Action on Housing: Earlier this week, President Trump issued an Executive Order intended to preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families and increase paths to homeownership. The order focuses on counteracting “Wall Street investment,” or “large institutional investment,” in single-family communities and its impact on home sales. Read key takeaways and next steps

What We're Saying

Housing Challenges: Following President Trump’s housing remarks at the World Economic Forum, NAA’s Bob Pinnegar and NMHC President Sharon Wilson Geno issued the following statement

Our nation’s housing crisis – undoubtedly one of the defining issues of our time – cannot be solved without the involvement of every corner of the housing ecosystem, from rental housing to the for-sale market. For millions of Americans across our country, renting provides the flexibility and lifestyle needs that best support them. Further, the rental housing industry and our residents are a cornerstone of local communities, contributing $3.9 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and supporting 20 million jobs. Rental housing providers are key partners and are an essential part of the solution to relieve Americans' housing affordability challenges.” 

Deeper DiveRead coverage in Multifamily Dive

What We're Doing

Local Housing Supply: The Housing Supply Accelerator Challenge, an initiative of the National League of Cities and the American Planning Association, supports local leaders in putting the Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook: Solutions, Systems, Partnerships into practice. Interested in learning more? Take the Housing Supply Accelerator Self Assessment by Friday, Jan. 30. Learn more

2026 NAA Chair: NAA congratulates Chris Burns, CPM, CAPS, Senior Vice President at Willow Bridge Property Company, on officially starting his term as the 2026 Chair of the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) Board of Directors. Congratulations to all our newly-installed officers! Read more. 

What We're Hearing

Housing Costs: “On Saturday, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger took office, becoming the commonwealth’s 75th governor. Spanberger says she wants to reduce energy, housing, and healthcare costs.” (ABC 7

Housing Projects: “TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his administration’s commitment to advancing Just Home, a first-of-its-kind housing initiative to serve formerly incarcerated New Yorkers with complex medical needs on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.” (NYC.gov