All Episodes
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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...
Episode 115: Ohio OHFA Opens 9% LIHTC QAP Technical Amendment Comment
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has opened a public comment period on the first draft of its 2026–2027 9% LIHTC Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Technical Amendm...
Episode 114: The 21st Century ROAD Act Is Now Law
The 21st Century Road to Housing Act — the ROAD Act — became law on July 11, 2026, without a presidential signature, after Congress passed it on June 23. Described as ...
Episode 113: Trump Administration Moves to Kill HUD's Restore-Rebuild
The Trump administration's effort to eliminate HUD's Restore-Rebuild initiative is now a national story, following a Politico report that highlights the program's canc...
Episode 112: HUD's 2023 LIHTC Tenant Data Shows Record Low Incomes
HUD's newly released LIHTC Tenant Tables for 2023 reveal that 57.2% of LIHTC residents earn 30% or less of area median gross income — the highest share of extremely lo...
Episode 111: USDA Section 515 Portfolio Is Shrinking Fast
The Housing Assistance Council's latest research brief confirms what many rural housing advocates have feared: USDA's Section 515 Multifamily Housing portfolio is shri...
Episode 110: FY 2026 CoC NOFO Faces New Legal Challenge
A coalition of local governments and nonprofits has filed a supplemental complaint challenging HUD's FY 2026 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity, arguing i...
Episode 109: Connecticut CHFA Releases Draft 2027–2028 QAP
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has released its draft Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for 2027 and 2028, opening a brief public comment window that c...
Episode 108: HUD Waitlists RAD for PRAC Submissions Using PRI
HUD has announced that all Preservation Rent Increase (PRI) funding available under the RAD for PRAC program has been exhausted for calendar year 2026. Any new RAD for...
Episode 107: FHFA Proposes Major Overhaul of Duty to Serve Rules
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has proposed a sweeping overhaul of the Duty to Serve regulations governing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The proposed rule replaces t...
Episode 106: HUD RFI Targets Product-Specific BABA Waivers
HUD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) targeting a shift from project-specific waivers to general applicability (product-category) waivers under the Build Amer...
Episode 105: Trump Pulls Back on 21st Century Road to Housing Act
President Trump canceled a planned signing of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, leaving enrolled housing legislation in a holding pattern with no rescheduled signi...
Episode 104: DASH Act Reintroduced With LIHTC and MIHTC Provisions
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR) have reintroduced the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act for the third consecutive Congress. The bi...
Episode 103: Missouri MHDC Opens Public Comment on 2028 QAP
The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) has opened a public comment period to gather input on topics under consideration for its 2028 Qualified Allocation P...
Episode 102: Build Housing Affordably Act Targets BABA Reform
A bipartisan House bill — H.R. 9311, the Build Housing Affordably Act — has been introduced by Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), Chairman of the House Housing and Insurance Subc...
Episode 101: May Housing Starts Drop 15% as Multifamily Craters
May housing starts fell 15.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.18 million units, but the headline understates the real shock: multifamily construction cratere...