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Maryland

Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development Multifamily Housing Notice 25-5 

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) seeks proposals from qualified applicants to receive an allocation of its Housing Innovation Fund through the Housing Innovation Pilot Program (HIPP).

Kansas

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation Announces New Director of Housing Development 

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC), the state’s housing finance agency, is pleased to share that Deanne Engstrom will lead the organization’s Housing Development efforts.

HUD

HUD Plans Major Regional & Field Office Closures

Bloomberg News reports HUD is considering shutting down dozens of field offices, potentially leaving 34 states and DC without sites or staff to underwrite mortgages.

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Government Funding Cliff Looms

Congress faces a midnight deadline on Friday, March 14, to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open and fund programs through September 30.

HUD

HUD Plans Major Regional & Field Office Closures

Bloomberg News reports HUD is considering shutting down dozens of field offices, potentially leaving 34 states and DC without sites or staff to underwrite mortgages.

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Bill Pulte, Moves Forward to Lead FHFA, 15-9

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted 15-9 to advance Bill Pulte’s nomination to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to the full Senate.

Nebraska

Nebraska Governor Signs Law Making State LIHTC Transferrable 

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed legislation to make the State LIHTC available to nonprofit organizations and make it transferrable.

HUD

HUD Awards Second Round of RUSH Funding

HUD awarded approximately $2.5 million in the second round of Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) funding to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and the City of Houston.

HUD

Housing Organizations Lose HUD Contracts

HUD recently issued notification of intent to terminate Section 4 and technical assistance contracts with several housing organizations.

HUD

HUD Overturns AFFH Rule

HUD issued an interim final rule overturning the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.

HUD

Congressional Democrats Rally Against HUD Staff Reductions, Funding Cuts

123 Democratic members of the House of Representatives signed a letter to Secretary Scott Turner opposing HUD staffing reductions and funding cuts.

Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services Supportive Housing Institute – Application Deadline Extended 

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) have extended the deadline to submit applications for Oregon’s sixth Supportive Housing Institute due to technical issues with the CSH website.  

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