HUD – Multifamily Posts MAP Guide Chapter Revisions Posted to Drafting Table for Comments

On July 1, 2024, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs sent out the following information: The Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide is designed to establish uniform national standards for approved Lenders to prepare, process and submit loan applications for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance. Today, the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs is seeking…

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House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Marked-Up the USDA Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal

CARH’s BROADCAST EMAIL—Legislative Alert June 19, 2024 On June 11, the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee marked-up the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding proposal for USDA. The full Committee will not mark-up this bill until after the July 4th recess. As you can see from the attached…

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Broad Housing Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to Address Rising Insurance Costs

June 10, 2024 Today, a broad coalition of groups representing America’s housing providers, lenders and residents sent members of Congress and the Biden administration a letter outlining a number of bipartisan policies to address the causes of rising insurance premiums across the nation’s housing market. The letter focused in particular on the significant negative impacts such increases…

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HUD — Reminder: HOTMA May 31 Deadline

On May 30, 2024, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs sent out the following information: Owners and Agents, Please be advised that MFH Owners’  Tenant Selection Plans (TSPs) and Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) Policies and Procedures must be updated and made publicly available by May 31, 2024, as stated in Notice H 2023-10 and Notice H 2024-04, which outline…

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CARH Annual Meeting – Hotel Discounted Group Rate and Discounted Registration Ends Friday, May 31

Updated on June 3 with the updated Registration Form BROADCAST E-MAIL – Annual Meeting May 29, 2024 CARH’s 2024 Annual Meeting & Legislative Conference is just around the corner! Our meeting is all set for June 24-26 at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia. The Meeting Brochure, which includes the full agenda, can be viewed…

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EPA Launches Campaign to Unlock Whole-Building Energy Data for Multifamily Buildings

On May 21, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out the following information:   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced its Whole-Building Energy Data Campaign to assist building owners in communicating the need for whole-building energy use data to utilities. Provide Your Input on Access to Whole-Building Energy Use Data EPA is seeking input…

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