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On October 28, 2022, Rural Development issued the following Stakeholder Announcement: Department to Host Virtual Listening Sessions on Nov. 3 and 4 WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is seeking public input on how to use Inflation Reduction Act funding…

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update Please see the following information issued by Rural Development’s (RD) Office of Multifamily Housing regarding interim recertification requirements for tenants: On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration announced there will be an 8.7% increase in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in 2023. The 8.7% cost-of-living…

USDA Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Provides $759 Million to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to Communities Across Rural America

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update In today’s Federal Register, HUD published a Notice entitled, “Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2023” for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit (Housing Credit). Housing Credit developments in Designation of Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) or Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) are eligible…

With the release of two Revenue Procedures, the IRS sets the per-capita multiplier for nine percent LIHTCs ($2.75) and the small state minimum ($3,185,000), as well as the private bond multiplier ($120) and the small state minimum ($358,845,000) (Revenue Procedure 2022-38). The increases, which are tied to inflation, represent some of the highest amounts for…

On October 13, RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent our the following information:   On September 29, 2022, Rural Development Multifamily Housing leadership held a meeting providing a quarterly update to our external partners.  The update included information about emergency management notifications, annual financial reports, preservation strategy for 515 portfolio, and lots of other pertinent…

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update Today, the White House released a Statement announcing progress the Administration has made in its Housing Supply Action Plan accounted in May. Specifically, the statement announced several new steps the Administration believes will reduce barriers to affordable housing construction and preservation, and will make it easier to build affordable…

On September 28, 2022, Rural Development held a Stakeholder Listening Session entitled, MFH Transfers and Proposed Simple Transfer Pilot Program. Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint used by RD in that session.

The information following was sent via the HUD Exchange: The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, provides hundreds of billions of dollars of funding for economy-wide decarbonization. This funding is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 percent over the next ten years. The IRA includes $1 billion…

Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following announcement:   Rural Development’s Multifamily Housing Program Continued Partnership with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Preserve Affordable Rental Housing As part of our continued partnership with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Office of Multifamily Housing’s Production & Preservation Division is pleased to share…