Horsford Hosts Housing-Focused Town Hall
Lawmaker to Launch Housing Policy Platform After Hearing from Constituents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today hosted a housing-focused town hall to hear from constituents about Nevada’s ongoing housing crisis and how the chaotic effect of President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff threats are placing homes further out of reach.
Rep. Horsford was joined by Maurice Page, Executive Director of the Nevada Housing Coalition, and Kim Johnson, Housing Policy Manager for the National Low Income Housing Coalition to share their expertise.
Horsford will launch a Housing Platform in the coming weeks. The input he received today and what he’s heard from constituents across the district will inform the policies he proposes.
“Nevadans are facing the very real possibility that homeownership becomes out of reach for an entire generation,” Rep. Horsfordsaid. “I’ve always stood for affordable housing and fought to keep Wall Street investors out of our neighborhoods. But the most important part of this fight is listening. This Town Hall is about hearing directly from my constituents and ensuring local needs drive policy solutions in Washington.”
A recent report from the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities illustrates the stark reality Nevadans face in the housing market:
- Nearly 48 percent of renters in Nevada are considered severely burdened, spending more than 35 percent of their monthly income on housing.
- For extremely low-income renters, there are just 14 affordable units for every 100 households in need, the worst ratio in the nation.
- And while income has increased modestly in some areas, housing prices have grown at more than double the rate of income growth
President Trump’s tariff threats compound these challenges. The state desperately needs more houses, but tariff threats on aluminum, lumber, and steel – all of which come from Mexico and Canada – are working against us.
The Las Vegas valley is currently seeing 10-15 percent increases in material costs, with some projections up to 20-25 percent if Trump’s trade war continues.
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