House Subcommittee Examines Stakeholder Perspectives on Fair Housing
The House Transportation-HUD (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing on February 12 at which stakeholders provided their perspectives on HUD’s recent policy changes related to fair housing…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing Production
The House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on affordable housing production. The hearing, taking place on March 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET in Room 2358-A of the Rayburn…
Proposed Section 3 Rule Clears OIRA Review, Moves to HUD
A proposed rule to streamline the Section 3 regulations has cleared review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The proposed rule…
Draft RAD for PRACs Notice Published for Feedback
HUD’ Office Recapitalization published for public review and comment, a draft Section IV of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice. (It will revise Notice PIH-2012-32/H-2017-03 REV 3,…
HUD Posts Slides from REAC Listening Session in Philadelphia
As reported in last week’s Memo, HUD held the first of five listening sessions to obtain input from the public and HUD stakeholders about a planned pilot program to test innovative approaches to…
Senate Banking Committee Approves Nomination of Mark Calabria to Head FHFA
The Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of Dr. Mark Calabria as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week by a 13-12 party-line vote. Dr. Calabria must now…
Apply for an Endorsement from the Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign!
Are you a state-level organization engaged in multi-sector partnerships to advocate for better affordable housing policies? If so, this is for you! The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector…
Senators Introduce $13.6 Billion Disaster Relief Package
A bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a $13.6 billion disaster relief package (S. 572) on February 26. The bill includes $1.06 billion in Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery…
House Subcommittee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds after 2017 Hurricanes
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “The Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria,” on…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 4, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/25). 2018 California Wildfires…
Final Rule Amends LIHTC Physical Inspection and Maximum Income and Rent Compliance Monitoring
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a final rule on February 26 amending the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) compliance monitoring regulation. The regulation pertains to two provisions…