HUD Launches Assistance Animals and Fair Housing - Navigating Reasonable Accommodations Interactive Tool

HUD’s recently released Assistance Animals and Fair Housing – Navigating Reasonable Accommodations Interactive Tool provides persons with disabilities with information about their fair housing rights related to requests for assistance animals.

This interactive tool consists of a series of questions, which guides users through HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Notice 2020-01, “Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Assistance Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act,” to provide information about handling a reasonable accommodation request for an assistance animal from, or on behalf of, a person with a disability. The interactive tool provides best practices to use when addressing requests by a housing applicant or tenant for reasonable accommodations for assistance animals in housing.

HUD Releases HOME Monthly Reports

HUD has announced that the latest HOME Monthly Reports, as of November 30, 2024, are now available. Why it matters: These reports are crucial for Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) to effectively track and manage their housing initiatives. Details: The bottom line: These reports empower PJs to optimize their housing strategies, ensuring effective use of resources and […]

Ginnie Mae’s FY24 Annual Financial Report

Ginnie Mae has released its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Annual Financial Report, and the numbers and initiatives are making an impact. Here are a few key takeaways:

Workforce Housing Debt Financing Updates

The northeast regional affordable housing community had the opportunity to receive an update on agency executions for workforce housing from PGIM’s Michael Lostocco at the NH&RA Fall Developers Forum. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have developed voluntary programs aimed at addressing housing affordability, particularly for middle-income renters.

FHFA Unveils Enterprises’ Three-Year Plans to Improve Housing Opportunities for the Underserved

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will seek to extend housing access in rural underserved markets, enhance their support for manufactured housing and continue addressing liquidity needs for first-time homebuyers, among a host of activities outlined in plans published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).