RD: Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2023 Transactions

Rural Housing Services’ Multifamily Housing Production and Preservation Division sent out the following information on July 27, 2023: For customer awareness and transaction planning, Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing’s Production and Preservation (P2) Division, is announcing its 2023 calendar year-end closing schedule. Owners and applicants intending to close a transaction on or before December…

Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Administrative Procedures  

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert July 6, 2023 On June 30, HUD posted Notice PIH 2023-16/H 2023-07 entitled, Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Administrative Procedures. The purpose of the Notice is to implement portions of the final rule, Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act: Implementation…

USDA Announces Information to Help Rural Lenders Apply for Programs Under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative in FY 2024

On July 5, 2023, Rural Development sent out the following Stakeholders Announcement. A link to the announcement can be found by clicking here. USDA Announces Key Information to Help Rural Lenders Apply for Programs Under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative in Fiscal Year 2024 WASHINGTON, July 5, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural…

Section 514/516, Section 515, and Section 538 Multi-Family Housing Program Use of Digital/Electronic Signatures

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert June 28, 2023 Rural Development (RD) recently posted an Unnumbered Letter (UL), dated May 25, 2023, entitled, Section 514/516, Section 515, and Section 538 Multi-Family Housing Program Use of Digital/Electronic Signatures. The UL provides guidance to all Multifamily Housing (MFH) program staff on the use of and acceptance of…

HUD Issues Final Standards that Align and Consolidate Inspection Requirements in Assisted and Insured Housing

On June 16, 2023, HUD sent the following information: NSPIRE Standards that Align & Consolidate Inspection Requirements in Assisted & Insured Housing HUD announced the pending publication of the Final Inspection Standards Notice for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) in the Federal Register. The Notice marks HUD’s first comprehensive…

USDA Rural Development Announces Standardized Appraisal Assignment Guidance for Multifamily Housing Programs

The Office of Multifamily Housing’s Production and Preservation Division is issuing standardized appraisal assignment guidance for the following Multifamily Housing Programs:  Section 515 Direct Loans, Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing and the Multifamily Housing Preservation & Revitalization (MPR). The guidance replaces the need for owners to request specific appraisal assignment guidance for each individual transaction.…