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HUD and National Association for Home Builders (NAHB) announced details for the 2023 Innovative Housing Showcase.

Last week, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act was reintroduced in both the House and Senate as H.R. 3238 and S. 1557.

HUD released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP).

Last week, HUD published the final rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE), which establishes a new approach to defining and assessing housing quality.

Community solar providers and building owners are grappling with how owners can distribute the financial benefits of community or rooftop solar to residents that reside in master-metered buildings and do not have an individual electricity bill.

CDFI Fund released the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 round of its Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) program. A total of 144 organizations submitted applications requesting more than $1.1 billion in funding. The applicants propose to serve 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. In total, 42 percent of the […]

HUD allocated $382 million through the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF), which funds capital costs properties serving extremely low- and very low-income households, including families experiencing homelessness.

Last week, the Housing, Transportation and Community Development subcommittee of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee held a hearing on Rural Housing Legislation.

The National Association of Home Builders announced Jim Tobin will take the helm as president and CEO, effective June 1, succeeding Jerry Howard, who has led the organization since 2001.

Last week, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing titled “Building Consensus to Address Housing Challenges” that covered a wide range of housing industry issues that make housing unaffordable, including LIHTC, zoning and land use regulation, Housing First strategies to ending homelessness, flood insurance and mortgage fees.

NH&RA sent a letter to the state offices responsible for administering Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funding encouraging them to devote a portion to multifamily affordable housing.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) unveiled legislation that would create an interagency council, like the current U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), to analyze and strengthen affordable housing in the U.S.