Yesterday, FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon spoke with Rhode Islanders about FHA, Department of Housing and Urban Development 's Multifamily Assisted Housing Programs, and HUD Office of Housing Counseling programs and how these programs work to increase housing supply in Rhode Island and throughout the nation.

Our monthly FHA portfolio reports covering February 2024 activity are available now. In February, FHA insured more than 51,000 single family forward mortgages and more than 1,800 Home Equity Conversion reverse mortgages for seniors: hud.gov/program_office…

On Monday, FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon joined Louisville, KY Mayor Craig Greenberg Craig Greenberg at a ceremony celebrating Directions Apartments' $6.36 million grant awarded under HUD's Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to help finance energy efficiency renovations.

Today FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon joined a panel discussion in recognition of Women's History Month hosted by the Federally Employed Women - Widening Opportunities for Women Chapter. During the session, she addressed strategies for progressing against inequity in housing.

RECAP: The Office of Housing Counseling team hosted 130+ attendees at its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee in San Antonio, TX. The team also met with Habitat for Humanity & Mexican American Unity Council to learn about their innovative, affordable housing solutions.

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing completed a $17.7M Rental Assistance Demonstration transaction with the Housing Authority of the City of Cumberland in MD. The transaction will improve 100 affordable rental homes for residents at JFK Apartments. hud.gov/press/press_re…

This morning FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon spoke with The Mortgage Collaborative members at the TMC conference in Louisville, KY where she discussed FHA programs like updated Accessory Dwelling Unit policies and manufactured home financing through FHA's updated Title I program.

FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon delivered a keynote address today at the ICE Mortgage Technology conference where she highlighted the work FHA has accomplished to deliver on many of the policy objectives to increase housing supply and remove barriers to homeownership.

Our new Title I Manufactured Home Loan Program loan limits are here! The increases better align with current market prices to encourage more lenders to offer the program to homebuyers seeking to purchase manufactured homes and the lots on which they sit.
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Commissioner Julia Gordon joined Mayor Patrick Hanlon, Minnesota Housing leaders, and property owner Trellis at Hopkins Village, MN, to celebrate Minnesota Housing's work to support affordable multifamily housing using the FHA/FFB risk sharing program: hud.gov/press/press_re…

Our monthly FHA portfolio reports covering January 2024 activity are available now. In January, FHA closed endorsements on 20 multifamily mortgages and issued firm commitments to insure an additional 21 multifamily mortgages. Access the reports: hud.gov/program_office…

Our Office of Housing Counseling just awarded $2.75M to 7 grantees to support professional development and training for HUD-certified housing counselors. Funds will equip them with tools to better meet individuals & families with their housing needs: hud.gov/press/press_re…

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released President Biden’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

The Budget makes critical, targeted investments in the American people that will promote greater prosperity for decades to come.

See how the Budget builds on HUD's important work.🧵

Today, our Office of Housing Counseling makes $10M in grant funds available to increase homeownership rates in underserved communities. HUD-approved housing counseling agencies that provide pre- and post-purchase housing counseling may apply by 4/4/24. hud.gov/press/press_re…

Today, in All Participants Memorandum (APM) 24-01, Ginnie Mae announced modernizations to its Manufactured Housing Mortgage-Backed Securities (MH MBS) Program in an effort to expand program participation and support additional liquidity for borrowers for manufacture housing.

Our Housing Notice published today implements the process for owners participating in the Section 8 project-based rental assistance program under a Multifamily Mark-to-Market use agreement to request an adjustment in the amount HUD pays toward rent: hud.gov/sites/dfiles/O…