{"id":49472,"date":"2026-08-07T08:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=49472"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:19:07","slug":"how-a-new-federal-housing-law-could-help-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/how-a-new-federal-housing-law-could-help-nm\/","title":{"rendered":"How a New Federal Housing Law Could Help NM\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8.7.26&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a package of four bills meant to address a nationwide housing crisis, became law last month. Isidoro Hernandez, executive director of Housing New Mexico, and Elizabeth Elia, an attorney with the New Mexico Center for Housing Law, sit down with Nash to discuss how the new law could change things in our state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guests:<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Elizabeth Elia, Attorney, New Mexico Center for Housing Law\u00a0\u00a0<br>Isidoro Hernandez, Executive Director, Housing New Mexico\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koat.com\/article\/bipartisan-housing-law-investor-owned-homes-supply\/73177843\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bipartisan housing law takes effect, targeting investor-owned homes and boosting supply<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0\u2013 KOAT<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8.7.26&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a package of four bills meant to address a nationwide housing crisis, became law last month. 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