NAA Five, for the Week Ending October 2nd, 2026

Date postedOctober 2, 2026
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A weekly digest of key rental housing news and takeaways
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The Big Picture: New Jersey is planning to leverage unused state property for new housing. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new housing legislation. New homes are selling for less per square foot than existing homes.  
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What We're Advocating

NSPIRE: On September 29, HUD published a notice reaffirming the Oct. 1 compliance date for NSPIRE affirmative requirements. Affirmative requirements are property attributes or requirements in specific categories that must be met, not items that are merely broken and require repair. Read more. 

Deeper Dive: Track the latest in housing politics with NAA’s Apartment Advocate. 
What We're Saying

Beyond the Job Title: NAA's new "Beyond the Job Title" column in units Magazine takes a deeper dive into the stories of NAA members. In its first article, Arianna Royster, former President of Borger Residential, NAA's 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee and a rental housing provider who has made an incredible impact across the people and communities she’s served, shares how her journey has been defined by mentorship, representation and joy. Read Royster’s story here. 
What We're Doing

Bipartisan Policy Center Panel: This week, NAA's Greg Brown joined housing industry leaders for a Bipartisan Policy Center webinar panel on what the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act means for HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program. View the panel here. 

D.C. Rent Freeze: On September 16, D.C. Superior Court Judge Leslie Meek dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Rent Control and Housing Eligibility Adjustment Act of 2026. The lawsuit had temporarily delayed the initiative from moving forward, effectively blocking its inclusion on November ballots for D.C. voters. Read more. 
What We're Hearing

Housing Costs: "Buying a newly built home still costs less per square foot than purchasing an existing home nationwide, as a pandemic-era construction boom and heightened inventory push builders to drop prices and offer incentives, according to a new Zillow analysis." (HousingWire) 
 

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