Screening Applicants
August 14, 2023
And denying admissions into the Multifamily Housing program.
Earlier this year, the White House published a “Blueprint for a Renter Bill of Rights” that was intended to support the development of policies and procedures that promote fairness for those living in rental housing. In...
Dos & Don'ts
August 14, 2023
Like other real estate businesses, you may be using ChatGPT, Bard, Bing, and other generative AI products, a.k.a. chatbots, for marketing purposes, such as developing advertising strategies, analyzing housing markets, and generating property listings, ads, social media posts, and other marketing...
Dos & Don'ts
August 14, 2023
Remember to redact personally identifiable information (PII) when submitting or transmitting documents to contract administrators. It’s important to protect this information because owners and their employees are subject to penalties for unauthorized disclosure of applicant or resident...
HUD Audits
August 14, 2023
You may soon have to report data on requests—and be subject to stricter compliance oversight.
Feature
July 14, 2023
The notice marks the first comprehensive overhaul of inspection standards in 20 years.
HUD recently published the Final Notice for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) in the Federal Register. There are four main notices to HUD’s final package of...
Compliance
July 14, 2023
We highlight the noteworthy changes and clarifications in both notices.
HUD’s National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) changes are scheduled to be effective for multifamily inspections as of Oct. 1, 2023. And public housing inspections under the new...
In the News
July 14, 2023
Housing cost burdens have reached record levels.
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University recently released its annual report, State of the Nation’s Housing 2023. The report combines analyses of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, Freddie Mac, the National...
In the News
July 14, 2023
HUD recently announced a nearly $1 billion Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) that will enable major upgrades for more than 2,000 affordable rental units in the Bronx. This is the largest transaction to date under the RAD program....
Feature
June 15, 2023
The final rule incorporates important changes based on public comments on the proposed rule.
Income Calculations
June 15, 2023
The average increase across all areas was 5.45 percent.
On May 15, HUD issued the fiscal year 2023 income limits that determine eligibility for various HUD-assisted housing programs, including the Public Housing, Section 8 Project-Based, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 202 Housing...
