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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HUD: HOTMA Final Rule Compliance Date Extended to January 1, 2026

On May 30, 2025, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: Today, the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published a Housing Notice extending the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) compliance date from July 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026, for all owners participating in HUD Multifamily project-based rental assistance programs. Full compliance with the…

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