by Audra Garrison | Aug 21, 2025 | Industry News
Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing is providing this notification to applicants, borrowers, management agents and lenders regarding recent changes to various Rural Development (RD) forms and posters. On June 13, 2025, RD’s Civil Rights Office announced...
by Audra Garrison | Jun 26, 2025 | Industry News
Washington D.C., June 24, 2025 – The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of the Multifamily Housing (MFH) is announcing the July 1, 2025, effective implementation date of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA). To accommodate the required...
by Audra Garrison | Jun 5, 2025 | Industry News
The proposed rule, Rescission of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations, was published for a 30-day public comment period. A summary of the proposed rule is provided below: SUMMARY:This proposed rule would rescind the HUD’s Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing...
by Audra Garrison | Apr 3, 2025 | Industry News
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has amended two program funding opportunities to remove harmful DEIA scoring criteria. The overhaul brings these programs into compliance with Executive Order 14151, Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI...
by Audra Garrison | Apr 3, 2025 | Industry News
HUD released their annual income limits for 2025 (available HERE) that determine income eligibility of applicants for HUD’s assisted housing programs and LIHTC. According to NOVOGRADAC, “The average annual change in HUD’s Very Low-Income (VLI) limit across HUD areas...
by Audra Garrison | Mar 13, 2025 | Industry News
Issue #1: Government Funding Deadline – March 14th Congress must pass an FY2025 appropriations bill to keep the government running and prevent a government shutdown. Right now, lawmakers are negotiating funding levels, and a potential full-year funding bill or a...
