HUD: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Office Hours for 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) Owners

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information on July 2, 2025: The Office of Recapitalization is hosting Office Hours for 202 PRAC owners and their partners who are contemplating RAD on Wednesday, July 23rd at 1 P.M., ET. Program experts will be available to engage with property owners and their partners on…

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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’…

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George Kelly Named Administrator for USDA’s Rural Housing Service; Joe Gilson New RD Chief of Staff

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert June 27, 2025 On June 25th, USDA announced the appointment of George Kelly as the Administrator of the Rural Housing Service (RHS). According to USDA, Kelly spent most of his career as a commercial real estate developer with Hines Interests Limited Partnership. He has had roles in banking, affordable…

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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)…

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HUD Publishes Federal Register Notice Documenting Waivers from RAD Supplemental Notice 4C

HUD has published FR-6503-N-01 Rental Assistance Demonstration: Supplemental Guidance on Revised RAD Notice in the Federal Register. The purpose of this Federal Register Notice is to document any new statutory or regulatory waivers included in RAD Supplemental Notice 4C- Housing 2025-01/PIH 2025-03, which can take effect 10 days following publication in the Federal Register. The…

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