HUD: New HUD Guidance: Preservation Rent Increase for RAD for PRAC Conversions

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…

Innovative Cost Solutions: A CARH Preferred Buyer – Savings for Your Business While Supporting CARH

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:…

RD Management Fees Announced for FY 2026

UPDATE: On September 19, 2025, CARH sent a letter to the Rural Housing Service expressing our concerns and objections to the decision to not increase management fees for Fiscal Year 2026. BROADCAST EMAIL – Regulatory Update September 9, 2025 Today, Rural Development (RD) sent out an Announcement entitled, “2026 Proposed Budget Requirements,” that included management…

August 2025 Edition of CARH News 

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – CARH News September 4, 2025 The August edition of CARH News, CARH’s bimonthly digital newsletter, is now available online on CARH’s website, www.carh.org, or by clicking here. In this issue, you will find: Fiscal Year 2026 Funding for USDA Rural Development and HUD Minimum is the Enemy of Compliance Counsel’s Corner:…

1) Timeframes for Closing Calendar YE 2025 Transactions; 2) Announcement of Revisions to RD Civil Rights Forms & Posters

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert August 14, 2025  1) Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2025 Transactions Today, RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing issued an Announcement entitled, Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2025 Transactions. The announcement provides the Production and Preservation Division’s 2025 calendar year-end closing schedule. As stated in the announcement, owners and applicants…

HUD: 2026 Inflationary Adjustments and Passbook Rate

On August 14, 2025, HUD issued a bulletin regarding the 2026 Inflationary Adjustments and Passbook Rate:   Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Offices of Multifamily Housing Programs, Public and Indian Housing, and Community Planning and Development, published the 2026 Annual Inflationary Adjustments and Passbook Rate effective January 1, 2026. HUD…

FHFA Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities; 2) Senate Passes FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert and Legislative Update August 6, 2025 Regulatory Alert On August 5, FHFA issued a Press Release entitled, Consistent with the One Big Beautiful Bill, U.S. Federal Housing Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities. According to the press release, with the passage of One Big Beautiful…

FY 2026 Funding Bills for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Agriculture Advance

CARH’S BROADCAST EMAIL – Legislative Update July 31, 2025 Background Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are continuing to advance their various appropriations bills that will fund the federal government in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which begins on October 1, 2025. Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development (RD)…

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Unanimously Passes “ROAD to Housing Act” Bill – Rural Housing Provisions Included

CARH’S BROADCAST EMAIL – Legislative Update July 30, 2025 On July 29, 2025, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, by a unanimous vote of 24-0, passed legislation titled the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act (hereafter referred to as its short title, the “ROAD to Housing Act”). This was a…