National Rural Housing Coalition

01/08/2026

08/13/2025

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/common-roots-uncommon-results-organization-unveils-latest-apartments-and-self-help-housing-program/article_6863a042-17bb-537b-add6-33a31b75a921.html

As they toured their soon-to-be home on Wednesday, squeezing past dozens of other visitors while keeping a close eye on their 1-year-old son and pointing out where original touches like

04/18/2025

A look at where USDA Rural Development funding goes across the Fifth District. Which programs drive total investments, and which states and counties get the largest shares of funding?

04/10/2025

Calling all Rural Housers – Get your US Representative to Sign on to the Costa-LaMalfa Letter on Rural Housing Appropriations Closing Date: April 24

10/03/2024

I’d like to extend my deepest gratitude to this department, especially to Trudy Teter and her housing team. I would not have received a loan from USDA if it weren’t for them. I sincerely hope USDA continues this loan program and extends it, as I know there are thousands of people like me who cou...

10/19/2023

An important piece on the need for more affordable rural housing by Tom Collishaw of Self-Help Enterprises.

Commentary by the president of Self-Help Enterprises in Visalia.

06/01/2023

There is a housing crisis in rural America, including in our community, and the federal response needs to be up to the task.

04/12/2023

Sign on to Support Rural Housing!

Sign on to Support Rural Housing Dear Member of Congress: We write in support of appropriations for federal rural housing and water-sewer programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). We urge the Committee to approve the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) USDA budget request for these pr...

02/27/2023

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, February 26, 2023.

12/07/2022

Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small at the NRHC Annual Meeting.

“Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small at the NRHC Annual Meeting. ”

09/15/2022

At 3PM Eastern TODAY, we're holding a webinar on social media. You can join using this link through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84421318580?pwd=ODJkc3Nvb1VqVXl6MnV0VU1EWWJsUT09

07/13/2022

Interested in USDA Section 502 Loans? Click here to complete our survey.

The National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) is a national membership organization that advocates for improved policies, programs and resources for rural housing. To learn about NRHC go to https://ruralhousingcoalition.org/ The section 502 direct homeownership loan program is an important source of f...