Federal / Agency News

On November 26, HUD issued a Federal Register notice expanding its interpretation of “federal public benefit” under Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to include a wide range of Community Planning and Development (CPD) and Homeless Assistance Programs such as: HOME, HOME-ARP, the Housing Trust Fund, CDBG (including Disaster Recovery), HOPWA, […]

HUD announced the FY25 Housing Trust Fund allocation amounts for all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.

HUD announced that December Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) shortfall payments may be delayed. HUD estimated over 500 PHAs are in current shortfall position with reported anticipated payments totaling between $700-$800 million. HUD hopes to deliver payments to PHAs by this week at the latest. HUD indicated that PHAs may use reserves or unrestricted net position […]

The final text for the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) does not include the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025. Politico reported last week that the Trump administration supported its inclusion, but Chairman of House Financial Services, French Hill (R-AR), wanted more time for his committee to review housing proposals […]

HUD withdrew the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) a week after being sued by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), and nine other local governments and nonprofits. In Context: We covered the lawsuit and previous developments in last week’s edition. HUD states in […]

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on Building Capacity: Reducing Government Roadblocks to Housing Supply last Wednesday. The hearing highlighted over 40 housing bills, many of which are supported by NH&RA. Committee members and witnesses explored policies, factors, and solutions to the nation’s housing supply shortage including: Chair of the Housing and Insurance […]

HUD Secretary Turner announced the availability of federal disaster assistance for five states and two tribal lands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected natural disasters in 2025 as follows:

FHFA announced the 2026 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $88 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of $176 billion to support the multifamily market.  In Context: This is a substantial increase from the $73 billion cap per Enterprise in 2025. FHFA will still require […]

The House Financial Services Committee will hold a Building Capacity: Reducing Government Roadblocks to Housing Supply hearing at 10 a.m. ET today. This hearing highlights over 40 housing bills and brings together committee members and expert witnesses to explore the policies and factors driving the nation’s housing supply shortage. NH&RA supports many of the bills […]

On Monday, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), and nine other local governments and nonprofits sued HUD in the District Court of Rhode Island after HUD released changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In Context What They’re Saying: In the preliminary […]

On November 17, 2025, HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued a notice providing cost-saving options for PHAs that need to reduce housing assistance payment (HAP) expenses to prevent shortfalls.

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee voted to confirm the nominations of: Cassidy’s vote was 14-10 along party lines with Senator Warner (D-VA) breaking with Democrats to support him. Gormley’s vote was 13-11 along party lines. A few hours before the vote, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a list of written questions and […]