October 1, 2025 With the federal government under a shutdown starting today, each federal agency has prepared its own contingency plan to outline its how staff will proceed and which operations will continue. Click on the link below for the contingency plans for HUD, USDA, and Treasury: HUD USDA Treasury
On September 25, 2025, Rural Development sent out the following Stakeholder Announcement: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) is notifying borrowers, management agents, and lenders of upcoming modernization changes to the reserve request withdrawal process. As part of the Administration’s priorities to streamline and modernize government services, the…
On September 24, 2025, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published updated Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) related forms to its Drafting Table web page to provide stakeholders with adequate time to offer feedback on proposed changes. Interested parties are invited to submit…
September 23, 2025 – HUD issued the following information regarding a Federal Register Notice published today (CARH’s AN Express Subscribers received the notice earlier today). Today, the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published a Federal Register Notice that streamlines Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP) rates to 0.25% across all FHA Multifamily mortgage insurance programs.…
The following information was sent out from HUD’s Multifamily Housing Office of Recapitalization On September 22, 2025: Dear Partners: On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Housing Notice 2025-04, introducing important updates to the Preservation Rent Increase for eligible Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) properties pursuing a…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Member Update September 16, 2025 One of the many benefits of national CARH membership is the opportunity for companies to participate in CARH’s Preferred Buyers program. We have been able to combine the size and strength of our membership to negotiate national supplier agreements at preferred pricing with large national vendors:…
UPDATE: On September 19, 2025, CARH sent a letter to the Rural Housing Service expressing our concerns and objections to the decision to not increase management fees for Fiscal Year 2026. BROADCAST EMAIL – Regulatory Update September 9, 2025 Today, Rural Development (RD) sent out an Announcement entitled, “2026 Proposed Budget Requirements,” that included management…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – CARH News September 4, 2025 The August edition of CARH News, CARH’s bimonthly digital newsletter, is now available online on CARH’s website, www.carh.org, or by clicking here. In this issue, you will find: Fiscal Year 2026 Funding for USDA Rural Development and HUD Minimum is the Enemy of Compliance Counsel’s Corner:…
September 3, 2025 — The Washington Examiner Bessent predicts ‘big economic pickup in 2026’ and possible national housing emergency declaration this fall
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert August 14, 2025 1) Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2025 Transactions Today, RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing issued an Announcement entitled, Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2025 Transactions. The announcement provides the Production and Preservation Division’s 2025 calendar year-end closing schedule. As stated in the announcement, owners and applicants…