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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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

The Biden-Harris administration launched ALL INside, an initiative to address unsheltered homelessness across the country.

Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act, a bill aimed at removing discriminatory zoning policies and burdensome regulations that hinder housing and community development.

Last week, HUD released Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Income Limits, which were effective on May 15, 2023. HUD once again instituted a cap, this year at 5.92 percent.

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 […]

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