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Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Handbook Revisions; Build America, Buy America Waiver Expires Next Month
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) recently posted revisions to the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) Origination and Servicing Handbook. These revisions included a correction to Attachment 4-A GRRHP Application Checklist in...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces the Buildings Upgrade Prize
U.S. Department of Energy Announces the Buildings Upgrade Prize Buildings UP is designed to accelerate the transformation of U.S. buildings into energy-efficient and clean energy-ready homes, commercial spaces, and communities The Buildings Upgrade...
HUD Announces New Proposed AFFH Rule
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will imminently publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register to fulfill the promise of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. The proposed rule aims to remedy the effects of the long...
HOME, HTF Monthly Reports and HOME Quarterly Reports Now Posted
HOME Monthly Reports as of 12/31/2022 Now Available: HOME National Production Report: This monthly cumulative summary report of HOME data by federal fiscal year (FY) includes allocations, commitments, disbursements, leveraging ratios, low-income...
White House Announces New Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase fairness in the rental market and further principles of fair housing. These actions align with a new Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that the Administration is also...
Register for an Introduction to Build America, Buy America Webinar
Coming Soon! On February 3, 2023, all non-Federal entities receiving USDA Rural Development (RD) federal financial assistance for infrastructure projects must comply with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA). RD program applicants, their...
Multifamily Housing Section 515/514/516 Loan Origination and Project Servicing Handbook Revision
On December 8, 2022, Rural Development released a Procedure Notice (PN) announcing revisions to the Multifamily Housing Loan Origination Handbook (Handbook-1-3560 Chapter 4) and the Multifamily Housing Project Servicing Handbook (Handbook-3-3560...
Proposed Rule Issued on Religious Liberty Protections; Lead-based Paint and Hazards NOFO Announced
HUD, along with a group of federal agencies, recently released a joint notice of proposed rulemaking intended to restore religious liberty protections for beneficiaries of federally funded social services, such as housing services. The agencies...
LIHTC Update: Rates for January 2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2023-3, which provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes, including applicable federal interest rates, adjusted applicable federal interest rates, and adjusted...
RFI Seeks to Obtain Feedback Regarding Contractor Support Services and Draft Performance Work Statement
We wanted to draw your attention to a Request for Information Notice (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Multifamily Housing to obtain market information regarding contractor support services for...