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CARH BROADCAST E-MAIL – Midyear Meeting Update The Council for Affordable & Rural Housing is pleased to announce the 2023 Midyear Meeting will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 – Wednesday, January 25,2023 at the award winning Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada, Florida!  The famed Cheeca Lodge in historic Islamorada is within a…

HUD Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: Multifamily Owners & Agents, HUD Seeks Feedback on Section 811 and Section 202 RAD Conversions The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 authorized the conversion of properties assisted under HUD’s Multifamily Section 811 Assisted Housing Program for persons with disabilities through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). HUD is…

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – CARH News The September/October 2022 edition of CARH News, the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing’s (CARH) bimonthly electronic newsletter, is now available online on CARH’s website, www.carh.org, or for viewing by clicking here. In this issue, you will find: Announcement and registration information for CARH’s 2023 January Midyear Meeting A…

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…