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Enterprise released a 108-page report titled Curbing the Insurance Spiral: Policy and Practitioner Strategies to Help Stabilize Multifamily Affordable Housing. The report explores the issues driving insurance challenges for housing providers and offers a framework to help solve them, shining light on ways to reduce property and liability policies through partnership and collaboration. Practical guidance […]

HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced the availability of federal disaster assistance to Mississippi and Tennessee to supplement recovery efforts in areas impacted by the severe winter storm from January 23-27, 2026.

HUD further extended the energy efficiency standards compliance deadline from May 28 to December 31, 2026. The chart below shares which programs are impacted by new deadlines: Go Deeper: See our November 12 edition for the history and list of past extensions, with the most recent being on November 10.

On February 13, 2026, HUD issued a notice updating the 2020 Section 3 Rule “Enhancing and Streamlining the Implementation of Section 3 Requirements for Creating Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons and Eligible Businesses” by establishing new Section 3 project thresholds. The thresholds increased from $200K to $300K for Housing and Community Development […]

FHFA issued a final rule repealing its May 2024 Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans regulation, which required Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to publish equitable housing finance plans. FHFA states the previous rule was unnecessary because the Enterprises are already subject to fair housing laws and maintains the plans […]

HUD announced FY 2026 income limits will be released May 1, a month later than previously expected. A recent Notes from Novogradac blog post provides insight on what to expect with the FY 2026 rent and income limits.

The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2026 in the Federal Register, establishing operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for Section 8 project-based rental assistance contracts with a contract anniversary date on or after February 11, 2026. HUD is soliciting comments about the methodology and data sources used to determine the OCAF as described […]

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations held an oversight hearing examining the operations and oversight of public housing agencies (PHAs). Republicans emphasized the lack of oversight and misuse of funds appropriated by Congress, while Democrats highlighted unsafe living conditions for tenants, chronic underfunding of public housing programs, and the impact of HUD […]

The House approved the Housing for the 21st Century Act with strong bipartisan support (390–9). The bill includes many provisions supported by NH&RA: What They’re Saying: House Republican and Committee on Financial Services leadership released statements celebrating passage. Chair of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, Mike Flood (R-NE), also shared a video on LinkedIn. What’s […]

HUD announced Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Rapid Response Program (RRP) funding available to eligible applicants in awards ranging from $150,000 to $250,000 based on resident populations. These awards are a one-time funding opportunity designed to allow awardees to respond quickly to unexpected disasters and urgent social needs in HUD-assisted communities. Register Here to attend […]

The Federal Register published a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD from April 1 to June 30, 2025 for:

The House Committee on Financial Services will host two housing related hearings next Tuesday, February 10: Go Deeper: In mid-January, Rep. Lawler (R-NY) introduced the Improving Public Housing Agency Accountability Act, which requires annual reports on key details of public housing, including compliance with the law, the physical and financial state of the housing, and […]