The number of Americans experiencing homelessness on a given night rose by 12 percent in 2023 surpassing 650,000 people for the first time since reporting on this metric began in 2007. Said another way, one out of every 500 men, women, and children in the US were found either in a temporary shelter or unsheltered in places not meant for habitation, such as in parks, cars, abandoned buildings, or transit stations.

Housing finance agencies are key to helping the multifamily sector realize the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. We speak with HFA leaders from across the nation about innovations and incentives designed to help bring energy-efficiency resources to bear.

As Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for New York, Baaba Halm says she never forgets the people she advocated for each day in her first job at Covenant House, even as she now focuses on broad policy changes that aim to create more affordable homes for millions of New Yorkers.