Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor (CAPS) Practice Exam - Module 1

Which organizations are part of the Housing Advocacy?

1. NAA and NMHC

2. HUD and DOL

3. NAHB and AIA

4. FHA and VA

The correct answer is: NAA and NMHC

The correct choice highlights two significant organizations: the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC). Both are instrumental in housing advocacy efforts and play a pivotal role in representing the interests of the multifamily housing industry. The NAA focuses on educating and advocating for rental housing owners and managers, promoting policies that support the industry, and addressing economic and regulatory issues that affect the rental housing market. The NMHC, on the other hand, primarily focuses on the interests of owners, managers, developers, and investors in the multifamily housing sector and engages in advocacy efforts at the national level to promote policies that benefit the industry. The other organizations listed in the other choices focus on various aspects of housing and urban development, but they do not serve the specific role of advocating for multifamily housing in the same targeted way that NAA and NMHC do. For instance, HUD (part of option B) is a government agency overseeing various housing programs but does not advocate from the industry's perspective. DOL is concerned with labor issues. Similarly, NAHB focuses on single-family home building, while AIA is concentrated on architecture rather than housing advocacy per se. Options involving FHA and VA relate to additional aspects of housing finance and assistance