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Colorado Housing Finance Agency 2025 Federal Four Percent, State, and TOC Housing Tax Credit Letters of Intent
An updated Federal four percent Housing Tax Credit LOI and Applicant Report is now available on CHFA’s website.
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Announces NSPIRE Training
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency partnered with U.S. Housing Consultants to provide National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) training on Oct. 7, 2025, at the Quality Inn in Bismarck, ND.
ROAD To Housing Act Summary
On July 29, 2025, The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act out of committee with a 24-0 vote. A section-by-section summary is available here. Below are a selection of sections of most interest to NH&RA members: What’s Next: The bill will likely […]
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2025: The High Cost of Housing
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released Out of Reach 2025: The High Cost of Housing.
MFH Posts Updated HOTMA Forms to the Multifamily Drafting Table
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) published updated Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) related forms to the Multifamily Drafting Table for review.
House Appropriations Committee Approves THUD Spending Bill
On July 17, the House Appropriations Committee approved its FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill on a party-line vote (35–28).
Oregon Housing and Community Services Publishes ARH Portfolio Financial Report Study
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) recently conducted a comprehensive financial analysis of the Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) portfolio.
New Hampshire Housing HOTMA Forms Updated on MFH Drafting Table
The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) published updated Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) related forms to the Drafting Table to ensure stakeholders have adequate time to consider and offer comments on proposed changes to these forms.
HOME 2.0: Modern Solutions to the Housing Shortage Hearing
The House Financial Service’s Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing for the HOME Reform Act of 2025, a bipartisan proposal to modernize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program for the first time since 1992.
HUD Disaster Funding Available for Four Midwest States
HUD announced the availability of federal disaster assistance for Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Rent Increase Policy Announcement
CHFA has developed a Rent Increase Policy.
Luke Petit Confirmed as Assistant Secretary at US Treasury
The U.S. Senate confirmed Luke Petit as assistant secretary of Financial Institutions at the U.S. Treasury, 69-30.