Policy & Advocacy

The Enterprise Public Policy team works to safeguard, expand, analyze and improve programs that support housing affordability and neighborhoods of opportunity. Stay up-to-date on the latest policy news:

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Federal Policy

We work with Congress, the Administration, candidates for public office, community development organizations and other partners and stakeholders to safeguard, expand and improve affordable housing and community development programs for the benefit of people of modest means.

State & Local Policy

Our team works in state houses and city halls across the country to increase local resources for affordable housing, use existing resources more effectively and ensure that America’s rental housing stock is sustainable for the long-term.

Policy Development & Research

Our Development & Research team conducts applied research and analysis on a range of issues.

Advocacy

Enterprise works in coalitions with a broad range of organizations to bring more voices into affordable housing advocacy.

Testimony & Public Comment

We provide statements, testimony and public comment on public policies affecting affordable housing and community development to the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch.

Enterprise Releases New Interactive Tool for Comparing Definitions of Gentrification

Enterprise's new Gentrification Comparison Tool is the first online resource to present multiple definitions of gentrification side-by-side, allowing users to analyze three different definitions of gentrification in 93 U.S. cities.

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Opportunity Zones Reporting Requirements Bill

Proposed measure, S. 1344, would require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect data and issue a report on the Opportunity Zones tax incentive.

Policy Convening Identifies Ways to Improve Disaster Recovery

Enterprise convened a group of over 60 current and former government officials, disaster recovery and resilience experts, and fair housing advocates for a policy event Improving Disaster Recovery and Building Community Resilience. The convening highlighted the need for Congress to permanently authorize the CDBG-DR Program at HUD.