USDA Announces Reorganization

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert July 24, 2025 Today, USDA issued a Press Release entitled “Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture”. Included in the press release, is a Secretary Memorandum on this subject. CARH is reviewing the reorganization structure to ensure that there will be sufficient…

HUD: Office of Production FY25 Q3 Data Posted

Multifamily Production has published the New FY 25 Q3 data on HUD.gov. The file has been split into two and is now available as FHA MF Firm Commitments and Endorsements Database, and Quarterly Firm Commitments and Endorsements as prepared by the Office of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF). Please direct any questions to MFProductionHQ@hud.gov and note that this version…

HUD: HOTMA Forms Updated on MFH Drafting Table

    The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) published updated Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) related forms to the Drafting Table to ensure stakeholders have adequate time to consider and offer comment on proposed changes to these forms. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the forms were made available…

USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Help Rural Towns Strengthen Housing and Economic Development

STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Help Rural Towns Strengthen Housing and Economic Development WASHINGTON, July 8, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development invites applications for grants to provide strong rural communities the leadership and technical know-how to keep growing. The funding is being made available through the Rural Community…

Revisions to the Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert June 30, 2025 In today’s Federal Register, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) published a Proposed Rule entitled, Revisions to the Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs. The changes are to align RHS’…

1) RD Multifamily Housing Handbook 2-3560 Chapter 6 Updates; 2) Realignment of Multifamily MIP to Further Rental Housing Development and Financing

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert June 27, 2025 1) Rural Development Multifamily Housing Handbook 2-3560 Chapter 6 Updates The Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued a Stakeholder Announcement on June 24th entitled, Rural Development Multifamily Housing Handbook 2-3560 Chapter 6 Updates. The Announcement states: “The Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of the Multifamily Housing (MFH)…