(RECAP: Statement from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association by Cindy Chetti, NMHC Senior Vice President of Government Affairs: “We applaud the President’s support of housing in his speech, but would remind him that housing preferences are changing and a growing number of American households are choosing to rent for lifestyle and financial reasons. The number of renter households grew by almost five million from 2007 to 2012, with this trend continuing over the next decade. For that reason, housing finance reform must avoid a “one-size-fits-all” approach.”)