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Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) of the House Financial Services’ Housing and Insurance Subcommittee is working on another draft piece of legislation to exempt a long list of HUD and USDA housing programs from BABA compliance. His office is requesting: Call to Action: Please send Ilana Morof your data and/or anecdotes by COB Monday, December 1st.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) opened applications for the 2026 Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) grant cycle. This grant cycle offers up $10 million in CHIP grants to local governments, nonprofits, and public government authorities that qualify. Applications and relevant attachments are due by Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 11:59 pm.  The 2026 CHIP […]

See the memorandum and response to comments for the draft 2026 CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Map and Neighborhood Change Map published to the CTCAC website here. 

Minnesota is developing its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Performance Evaluation Report (PER) for 2025.  The CAPER measures the state’s progress in meeting assistance goals and priorities identified in the Consolidated Plan over the past year. It includes a summary and analysis of progress made on overcoming impediments to fair housing.  Note: […]

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA)’s first State Tax Credit Subsidy (STCS) Program Auction will close on November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM.    The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) is auctioning up to $500 million in New Jersey State tax credits. Each year, at most, $100 million in State […]

CohnReznick released their biennial report on the performance of properties financed with federal LIHTCs.

Detailed by The AP (and first reported by the Wall Street Journal), Fannie Mae experienced a leadership shakeup in mid-October after a senior executive shared confidential mortgage-pricing and lender-level data with Freddie Mac. The data disclosure was flagged internally by senior Fannie Mae officials including Danielle McCoy, Fannie Mae’s former general counsel, saying it should […]

At 10:30 a.m. today, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will vote on the nominations of: The live vote can be accessed here. Go deeper: See the November 5 edition for more including a recap of their nomination hearing and information on their backgrounds. NH&RA sent this letter of support for Cassidy’s nomination.

President Trump signed H.R. 5371 into law to end the government shutdown after a record-breaking 43 days. H.R. 5371 funded three of twelve appropriations bills through the remainder of FY 2026, while the remaining government operations are funded by a continuing resolution through January 30. Go Deeper: The Council of Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) […]

The Trump administration announced a major shift in $3.9 billion in homelessness funding with the release of the FY 2025 Continuum of Care (C0C) Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) last week. By the Numbers: What They’re Saying: “People all over this nation have overcome homelessness and stabilized in […]

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is preparing statewide housing production targets in accordance with Governor Moore’s Housing Starts Here Executive Order. The Department will hold a second virtual public meeting on Wednesday, November 19 at 12:00 PM to gather public input and feedback on the development of the housing production targets.   Google Meet […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is funding the development and preservation of 261 affordable rental homes across Oregon. The state’s housing finance agency is reinforcing its commitment to addressing housing affordability through strategic investment and community partnership.  The affordable housing projects, approved by the Oregon Housing Stability Council (HSC) this month, span both urban centers and […]