On January 26, 2023, Rural Development’s Multifamily Housing (MFH) Field Operations staff held their quarterly meeting to provide updates to their customers. Click here for the Multifamily Housing Partnership Updates – Recording from January 26, 2023(Note, this will launch in Microsoft Teams) Agenda topics for the meeting included: Leadership Updates Budgets Centralized Mailing Address SAM…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing, Asset Management sent out the following information on January 26, 2023: Dear Multifamily Stakeholders, In August 2019 HUD began implementing the NSPIRE demonstration (demo) (84 FR 43536). Throughout the demo, HUD has been collecting, processing, and evaluating physical inspection data and information, and has used this to improve and refine…
Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information on January 25, 2023: Register Now to Learn About Updates to USDA Rural Housing Service, Multifamily Housing Funding Opportunities Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Stakeholder Listening Session for the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) Updates The USDA Rural Development (RD)…
On January 25, 2023, the White House released the following Fact Sheet: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability
RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing issued the following announcement on January 23, 2023: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) recently posted revisions to the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) Origination and Servicing Handbook. These revisions included a correction to Attachment 4-A GRRHP Application Checklist in Chapter 4, to align the Market Study and Appraisal submission…
RD Multifamily Housing sent out the following announcement on January 23, 2023: USDA Rural Development’s (RD) implementation waiver for the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) will expire on Feb. 3, 2023. After that date, all non-Federal organizations receiving RD financial assistance for infrastructure projects will be required to exclusively use iron, steel, manufactured products…
The Department of Housing & Urban Development and the Department of Energy Announced the following on January 23, 2023: Better Buildings Challenge Multifamily Webinar: ABCs of Multifamily Electrification Strategies – February 7, 2022 – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Is your organization considering electrifying its portfolio, or expanding its current electrification efforts? Would…
The following information was sent out on January 20, 2023, from HUD’s Office Housing: HUD Announces New Proposed “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Rule, Taking a Major Step Towards Rooting Out Longstanding Inequities in Housing and Fostering Inclusive Communities On January 19, 2023, HUD announced it will imminently publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the…
See the message below, sent January 17, 2023, from Stephanie Thomas, HUD’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Engagement: Dear Valued HUD Stakeholders: We’ve officially crossed over into another year. I hope this email finds you doing well at the beginning of 2023. As we kick off this new year, I’m thankful for the…
On January 13, 2023, Rural Development Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: On December 8, 2022, Rural Development released a Procedure Notice (PN) announcing revisions to the Multifamily Housing Loan Origination Handbook (Handbook-1-3560 Chapter 4) and the Multifamily Housing Project Servicing Handbook (Handbook-3-3560 Chapter 7). The PN clarified submission requirements related to citizenship and…