Federal / Agency News

HUD published the Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) for the HCV program, projecting a 4.71 percent increase in national per-unit cost (PUC) from 2024 to 2025.

Yesterday, HUD Secretary Scott Turner testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development on the administration’s FY 2026 HUD budget request.

The Senate is finalizing its version of the House-passed reconciliation bill, while managing competing demands.

A recent Washington Post article highlighted two LIHTC developments in Washington, DC, which cost $1.2 million per unit.

HTC-GO provisions still have an opportunity to be included in the reconciliation bill. Senate Finance Committee member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is leading efforts to include HTC provisions in the Senate tax bill, but broader Republican support is essential to move them forward.

HUD released a proposed rule to rescind the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) regulations.

Applications are due Tuesday, June 10, 2025, by 11:00 p.m. ET for the AHTCC 2025 Recognition of Housing Tax Credit Excellence in honor of Charles L. Edson.

HUD announced $1.3 million in Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Vouchers to be distributed by 16 PHAs across ten states.

HUD extended the final rule compliance deadline by six months for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to Jan. 1, 2026.

With the Senate back from recess, committees are releasing their pieces of the reconciliation bill this week.

President Trump released the full details of his FY 2026 Budget, and—unsurprisingly—the more than 1,200-page appendix confirms what we anticipated: major funding cuts and staff reductions for programs our members rely on.

President Trump submitted a rescissions proposal to Congress, requesting $9.4 billion in cuts to the FY 2025 budget, which runs through Sept. 30, 2025.