CARH’S BROADCAST EMAIL – Legislative Update October 10, 2025 As previously outlined in CARH’s July 30, 2025, Broadcast Email, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, passed legislation titled the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act (ROAD to Housing Act). Last night, the Senate passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National…
CARH BROADCAST E-MAIL – Midyear Meeting Update October 10, 2025 We are pleased to announce that the 2026 CARH Midyear Meeting will be held on January 26-28, at the Cheeca Lodge & Spa in historic Islamorada, Florida, within a 90-minute drive of Miami International Airport. Top industry experts will be among the speakers and panelists…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update October 2, 2025 In September 30’s Federal Register, HUD published a Notice entitled, “Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2026” for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit (Housing Credit). Housing Credit developments in Designation of Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) or Qualified Census…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Member Update October 2, 2025 One of the many benefits of national CARH membership is the opportunity for companies to participate in CARH’s Preferred Buyers program. We have been able to combine the size and strength of our membership to negotiate national supplier agreements at preferred pricing with large national vendors:…
October 1, 2025 With the federal government under a shutdown starting today, each federal agency has prepared its own contingency plan to outline its how staff will proceed and which operations will continue. Click on the link below for the contingency plans for HUD, USDA, and Treasury: HUD USDA Treasury
On September 25, 2025, Rural Development sent out the following Stakeholder Announcement: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) is notifying borrowers, management agents, and lenders of upcoming modernization changes to the reserve request withdrawal process. As part of the Administration’s priorities to streamline and modernize government services, the…
On September 24, 2025, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published updated Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) related forms to its Drafting Table web page to provide stakeholders with adequate time to offer feedback on proposed changes. Interested parties are invited to submit…
September 23, 2025 – HUD issued the following information regarding a Federal Register Notice published today (CARH’s AN Express Subscribers received the notice earlier today). Today, the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published a Federal Register Notice that streamlines Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP) rates to 0.25% across all FHA Multifamily mortgage insurance programs.…
The following information was sent out from HUD’s Multifamily Housing Office of Recapitalization On September 22, 2025: Dear Partners: On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Housing Notice 2025-04, introducing important updates to the Preservation Rent Increase for eligible Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) properties pursuing a…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Member Update September 16, 2025 One of the many benefits of national CARH membership is the opportunity for companies to participate in CARH’s Preferred Buyers program. We have been able to combine the size and strength of our membership to negotiate national supplier agreements at preferred pricing with large national vendors:…