Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, introduced the “Housing for All…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on July 12 the introduction of minimal new renter protections in properties receiving a federally backed mortgage. These policy changes will do…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations reviewed and passed its draft fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending bill for HUD programs on July 10 by a party-line vote, with 31 Republicans…
Hurricane Beryl reached record-breaking strength for a June hurricane as it moved through the Caribbean before weakening and striking southeastern Texas as a Category One storm with gusting 75 mile…
The arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which impacted southeastern Texas a month after a damaging derecho and heavy rain had already brought destructive winds and flooding to the Houston area, added urgency…
HUD has published a new resource, Homeless Response System 101 for Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grantees, encouraging CDBG-DR grantees to coordinate long-term…
FEMA and HUD published a Pre-Disaster Housing Planning Initiative Report on July 9, marking a first-of-its-kind partnership between the two agencies. The report details findings on how to create and…
Congressional and National Updates
Public comments on a FEMA Interim Final Rule reworking a portion of the agency’s Individual Assistance program are due by July 22.
Rural community leaders pressed…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2024-21 revising the calendar year (CY) 2024 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Set-Aside Shortfall Funding requirements. The Notice…
HUD published a notice in the Federal Register on July 5 extending to October 1, 2025, the compliance date for implementing the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)…
