The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research released the following information: Research is essential to helping the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all. In November, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research…
Dear CARH Members: The Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2021 scholarships – the James L. Poehlman, Gordon L. Blackwell, Jack Godin, Jr., CRHD Founders, Scholarship Foundation, and CARH Scholarships! The Scholarship Foundation is providing these six scholarships to deserving residents of CARH-member affordable rural housing properties. Each scholarship will be $1,500 per…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update In the November 27, 2020, Federal Register, the Department of Housing & Urban Development published a Notice that establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based assistance contracts issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and…
On November 23, 2020, CARH and other industry stakeholders sent a letter to Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding deadline extensions and other necessary accommodations for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) program in light of the continued severe disruptions to the development, construction and ongoing operations of Housing Credit properties as…
BROADCAST EMAIL – Regulatory Update On November 23, 2020, CARH submitted comments on the Rural Housing Service’s (RHS) Proposed Rule entitled, Rental Assistance and Asset Management for the Multi-Family Housing Direct Loan Programs. In our comment letter, we set out several points including the Agency’s efforts to modernize the regulations and, in places, bring them…
On November 23, 2020, Rural Development (RD) released the following information: On October 11, 2020, RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing finalized its structural realignment which, in some cases, redistributed the existing portfolio to a servicing Specialist within their new Field Operations Division. If you are looking for the servicing Specialist for a specific property, you…
On November 23, 2020, USDA issued a press release entitiled, USDA Launches AskUSDA to Improve and Streamline Customer Experience.
On November 17, 2020 — FHFA issued a press release announcing the 2021 Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fact Sheet: New Multifamily Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Revised Appendix A
On November 16, 2020, Home Depot released a press release annoucing the acquistion of HD Supply. Tom Greathouse, HD’s National Account Represenative for CARH, forwarded a statement from HD Supply to to CARH customers stating: We are excited to announce that HD Supply has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Home Depot,…
CARH Broadcast Email—Member Update UPDATE – November 12, 2020: Updated Post-Election Analysis Document At the time of this broadcast email, the final Presidential and Congressional election results are still too close to call for a handful of states. However, we wanted to provide CARH members with this comprehensive post-election analysis prepared by Holland & Knight,…