The Spring Street Brief is your daily intelligence briefing on affordable housing in America.
In under 3 minutes, get the news that matters: LIHTC allocations, Section 8 voucher updates, HUD policy changes, private activity bonds, state housing finance agency deals, and emerging trends in affordable housing development.
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Latest Episodes
Episode 120: House CR, HUD FHA Guidance Withdrawal, and Public Charge
Three federal policy developments are colliding this week with direct consequences for LIHTC investors, developers, lenders, and compliance teams. The House is moving ...
Episode 119: Oregon QAP Update Process for 2027–2028 Cycles
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is advancing its Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) update process ahead of the 2027 and 2028 LIHTC award cycles. A public en...
Episode 118: Greystone Closes $137M Affordable Housing Fund II
Greystone Real Estate Capital has closed its second affordable housing fund, raising $137 million in LIHTC equity from eight institutional investors to support nearly ...
Episode 117: HUD Publishes FY 2026 HCV Renewal Funding Inflation Factors
HUD has published its FY 2026 Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, setting a national per unit cost growth projectio...
Episode 116: HUD Moves to Rescind FFRMS Flood Standards
HUD has proposed a rule to rescind the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) final rule and its associated regulations, originally published in April 2024. Th...