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On February 16, Senators Murray, Warren, Gillibrand, Smith and Schumer sent a letter to Secretary Turner regarding the hundreds of HUD probationary staff who were terminated this past Friday and plans to cut the agency’s workforce by 50 percent (or nearly 4,300 staff).

Secretary Turner announced the launch of a DOGE Task Force within HUD to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is preparing for the implementation of the four percent LIHTC program within the Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA).

Anticipated dates for the 2025 Multifamily Consolidated RFP/2026 HTC Round 1 are listed below. Dates will be finalized on the Multifamily Consolidated RFP/HTC Funding Rounds webpage. 

Legislation recently introduced in the Kansas Senate would provide new percentages for the State Historic Tax Credit (HTC) based on the population of the city and the amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures (QREs).

The 2025 Round One Applicant Report is now available on the CHFA website.

Scott Turner was confirmed by the full Senate, 55-44, as Secretary of HUD on February 5.

Adhitya “Adhi” Nagraj, of Oakland, has been reappointed to the California Housing Partnership Corporation, where he has served since 2016. Nagraj has been the chief development officer at McCormack Baron Salazar since 2022.

Secretary Turner issued an order directing HUD to stop any pending or future enforcement actions related to the 2016 rule entitled “Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs.”

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Shares Multifamily Housing Notice 25-3

Last week, NH&RA reported on the Trump administration’s memorandum M-25-13, which froze all federal grants, loans and other financial assistance.

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency will be conducting two competitive nine percent LIHTC Rounds in 2025.