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On December 20, 2023, USDA released the following Stakeholder Announcement: USDA Rural Development Announces New Leadership Appointments

The following information was sent by HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing on December 19, 2023: Multifamily Housing Partners, HUD is extending the deadline for applications for wave 3 of the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Elements cohort from January 4, 2024 to March 28, 2024. This extension will enable HUD to effectively process the…

On December 14, 2023, GAO published the following report: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Opportunities to Improve Oversight

CARH BROADCAST E-MAIL – Midyear Meeting Update December 14, 2023 CARH’s 2024 Midyear Meeting, “Uncover the Tools to Enhance and Expand Affordable Rural Housing,” is quickly approaching! The meeting will be held January 29-31 at The Charleston Place, in historic Charleston, South Carolina. Meeting Brochure The meeting brochure, including the full agenda, list of featured…

On December 11 2023, HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary sent out the following information: We are pleased to announce that HUD has expanded its partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Administration to provide no-cost over the counter COVID-19 antigen test kits to all properties receiving assistance through the Office of Multifamily…

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – CARH News December 8, 2023 The November/December 2023 edition of CARH News, CARH’s bimonthly digital newsletter, is now available online on CARH’s website, www.carh.org, or by clicking here. In this issue, you will find: CARH Midyear Meeting to be held in Charleston USDA RD Announces Angilla Denton as Deputy Administrator for…

On December 6, 2023, USDA sent out the following Stakeholder Announcement: WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Angilla Denton, Rural Development’s Chief Risk Officer, has been selected to serve as the Rural Housing Service (RHS) Deputy Administrator for Multi-Family Housing.   “Angilla Denton has dedicated her career to serving rural American families, and I…

December 6, 2023 — Click on the link below for HUD’s Press Release and additional information: HUD Launches Free Energy and Water Benchmarking Service for HUD-Assisted Multifamily Properties

December 5, 2023 — HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: Dear Multifamily Stakeholders, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing published a Housing Notice and Mortgagee Letter today announcing the elimination of the 10 percent Assurance of Completion escrow in certain Multifamily 223(f) transactions that include new Low Income Housing Tax Credit proceeds. This change is…

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update November 30, 2023 In today’s Federal Register, the Department of Housing & Urban Development published a Notice that establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based assistance contracts issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and…