HUD

US District Judge Jeremy Kernodle for the Eastern District of Texas ruled last week to stop HUD and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the 2019 ASHRAE 90.1 standard on certain single-family and multifamily housing programs. The court held that under the Cranston-Gonzalez Act the agencies […]

On November 18, 2025, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing issued updated reporting and submission guidance revising Notices PIH 2022-10 and PIH 2022-38/FPM-19-2022 on implementing Section 3 regulations (24 CFR Part 75), clarifying that the update does not apply to housing and community development programs covered under Subpart C.

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 […]

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 […]

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:

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 […]

Minnesota Housing will host a webinar to discuss the impacts of the recent FY2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) NOFO release. The CoC NOFO proposes a shift in funding and priorities away from permanent supportive housing, which is the combination of deeply affordable and permanent housing with wraparound supportive services which ends homelessness and leads to housing stability. Minnesota Housing is […]

U.S. Census Bureau, Center for American Progress Center for American Progress (CAP) released a new plan to boost federal efforts to build more homes and lower housing costs. Per the chart, housing construction plunged after the Great Recession and remains below historical levels. After years of underbuilding, CAP says sustained, above-average production is needed to […]

Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) hosted a press conference to highlight reforms introduced in the HOME Reform Act of 2025. The House Financial Services Committee will hold a Building Capacity: Reducing Government Roadblocks to Housing Supply hearing at 10 a.m. ET on December 3, as well as a markup of […]

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.