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The Spring Street Brief — 152 episodes

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Episode 153: GAO Reviews Opportunity Zone Incentive After OBBBA Overhaul

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Episode 152: Florida's Live Local Act Stalls Without GSE Buy-In

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Episode 151: HUD Releases FY27 FMR Calculation Methodology

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Episode 150: Tax-Exempt CMBS Breaks Into Affordable Housing Finance

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Episode 149: HUD Rescinds Fair Housing Design and Construction Liability

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Episode 148: NH&RA Launches BABA Impact Collection Form

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Episode 147: HUD Eases Public Housing Demolition and Disposition Rules

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Episode 146: BPC & NAAHL Unpack the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

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Episode 145: Fannie Mae Executive Shakeup Hits Multifamily and LIHTC

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Episode 144: Interagency Rescission of Special Purpose Credit Programs

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Episode 143: Ohio HFA Releases 2026 4% LIHTC Bond Gap Financing Draft

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Episode 142: 2026 National Housing Trust Fund Allocations Released

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Episode 141: HUD HOTMA Adjustments and EHV Payment Standard Rollback

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Episode 140: Affordable Housing Credit Carryback Act Hits the Senate

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Episode 139: HUD Rolls Back Energy Standards for HOME and HTF

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Episode 138: Kentucky Housing Corp Awards $231M in Tax-Exempt Bonds

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Episode 137: HUD Revamps Community Choice Demonstration Rules

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Episode 136: First-Time Homebuyer Act Could Free Up PAB Cap for

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Episode 135: Texas Awards $114M in Housing Tax Credits

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Episode 134: Treasury Data Reveals Rural-Urban OZ Investment Gap

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Episode 133: D.C. Sues to Block HUD and Ginnie Mae Relocation

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Episode 132: 121 House Democrats Push HUD to Drop Equal Access Rule

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Episode 131: OCC and FDIC Propose Major CRA Threshold Overhaul

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Episode 130: Senate Panel Stalls Vote on HUD Inspector General Nominee

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Episode 129: JP Morgan's $750B American Dream Housing Initiative

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Episode 128: Goldman Sachs Deploys $269M for Syracuse Parkside Commons

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Episode 127: Maryland DHCD Awards $1 Billion for Affordable Housing in

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Episode 126: HUD Extends NSPIRE Compliance Deadline to February 2027

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Episode 125: Kansas KHRC Releases 2027 Draft QAP for Public Comment

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Episode 124: Merchants Capital Closes $160M Tax Credit Equity Fund 31

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Episode 123: FY27 Continuing Resolution Moves Through Congress

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Episode 122: HUD OGC Rescinds 13 Fair Housing Guidance Documents

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Episode 121: USDA Proposes Section 515 Preservation Rule Change

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Episode 120: House CR, HUD FHA Guidance Withdrawal, and Public Charge

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Episode 119: Oregon QAP Update Process for 2027–2028 Cycles

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Episode 118: Greystone Closes $137M Affordable Housing Fund II

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Episode 117: HUD Publishes FY 2026 HCV Renewal Funding Inflation Factors

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Episode 116: HUD Moves to Rescind FFRMS Flood Standards

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Episode 115: Ohio OHFA Opens 9% LIHTC QAP Technical Amendment Comment

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Episode 114: The 21st Century ROAD Act Is Now Law

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Episode 113: Trump Administration Moves to Kill HUD's Restore-Rebuild

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Episode 112: HUD's 2023 LIHTC Tenant Data Shows Record Low Incomes

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Episode 111: USDA Section 515 Portfolio Is Shrinking Fast

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Episode 110: FY 2026 CoC NOFO Faces New Legal Challenge

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Episode 109: Connecticut CHFA Releases Draft 2027–2028 QAP

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Episode 108: HUD Waitlists RAD for PRAC Submissions Using PRI

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Episode 107: FHFA Proposes Major Overhaul of Duty to Serve Rules

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Episode 106: HUD RFI Targets Product-Specific BABA Waivers

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Episode 105: Trump Pulls Back on 21st Century Road to Housing Act

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Episode 104: DASH Act Reintroduced With LIHTC and MIHTC Provisions

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Episode 103: Missouri MHDC Opens Public Comment on 2028 QAP

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Episode 102: Build Housing Affordably Act Targets BABA Reform

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Episode 101: May Housing Starts Drop 15% as Multifamily Craters

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Episode 100: Fed Rate Hike Risk and the LIHTC Development Outlook

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Episode 99: Cinnaire Closes $307M LIHTC Equity Fund

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Episode 98: Shaheen & McCormick Push HUD for BABA Reforms

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Episode 97: Bill Pulte Named Acting Director of National Intelligence

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Episode 96: HUD's 2025 Point-in-Time Count: First Drop Since 2016

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Episode 95: CHFA Multifamily Compliance Manual Updated

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Episode 94: CHFA Awards $11.5M in 9% Credits Across Connecticut

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Episode 93: Maryland's Twin Housing Acts Reshape Affordable Production

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Episode 92: OMB's Proposed Rule Threatens $1 Trillion in Federal Grants

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Episode 91: FY 2027 T-HUD Bill Clears Subcommittee

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Episode 90: HUD Overhauls CoC Funding With $4.04B Recovery-First NOFO

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Episode 89: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Clears the House

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Episode 88: Carey and Panetta Introduce 5-Year LIHTC Carryback Bill

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Episode 87: HUD Trims Environmental Review for Large Projects

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Episode 86: Ohio Awards $39.1M in 9% Tax Credits for 2026

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Episode 85: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Heads to House Floor

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Episode 84: HUD PIH Releases FY 2026 HCV Funding Allocations

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Episode 83: FY27 HUD Budget Hearing and the 21st Century ROAD Act

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Episode 82: HUD FY2027 Budget: Cuts, Work Requirements, and CDBG End

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Episode 81: Trump Backs 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

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Episode 80: The Sylvan Lottery Opens in Englewood Cliffs

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Episode 79: HUD Announces $1.1 Billion Investment in Tribal Housing

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Episode 78: Novogradac Projects Record 2026 LIHTC and PAB Volume

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Episode 77: Georgia SB 476 Caps State LIHTC at 50 Percent of Federal Amount

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Episode 76: Wisconsin Legislation Would Expand State LIHTC from $42M to $100M Annually

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Episode 75: IRS Publishes 2026 LIHTC and PAB Population Figures

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Episode 74: Delaware DSHA 2026 LIHTC Applications Open Through April 30

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Episode 73: Michigan MSHDA Opens 2026 LIHTC Funding Round

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Episode 72: California AB 2122 Would Allow LIHTC Lease Nonrenewals for Renovations

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Episode 71: Five Star Bank Commits $10 Million to San Diego Supportive Housing

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Episode 70: Forbes Report Highlights LIHTC Qualified Contract Loophole

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Episode 69: States Expand Revolving Loan Funds for Mixed-Income Housing

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Episode 68: Oklahoma Housing Paradox Highlights LIHTC Targeting Challenges

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Episode 67: North Carolina House Committee Debates LIHTC Tax Loophole

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Episode 66: FHFA Doubles GSE Annual LIHTC Investment Cap to $2 Billion Each

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Episode 65: Hawaii HHFDC Opens 2026 LIHTC and Bond Funding Round

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Episode 64: Arizona Releases 2026 9% LIHTC and NHTF NOFA

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Episode 63: Minnesota HFA Details OBBBA Implementation Impact

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Episode 62: CREA Closes Record $403 Million LIHTC Fund

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Episode 61: HUD Delays FY 2026 Income Limits to May 1

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Episode 60: Treasury Corrects 2026 LIHTC 9% State Allocation Ceilings

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Episode 59: Enterprise Community Partners Releases AHCIA Economic Impact Analysis

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Episode 58: Colorado CHFA Updates 4% LIHTC Bond Pipeline Process

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Episode 57: Terner Center Report Examines State Affordable Housing Administration

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Episode 56: Housing for the 21st Century Act Advances to Senate

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Episode 55: Michigan Advocates Push for State Affordable Housing Tax Credit

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Episode 54: Illinois IHDA Announces Next Generation R3 Initiative Cohort

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Episode 53: Massachusetts Governor Healey Announces $140 Million for Affordable Housing

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Episode 52: HUD Extends HOTMA Multifamily Implementation to January 2027

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Episode 51: TD Bank Survey Shows Developer Optimism Despite Cost Challenges

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Episode 50: FHFA Sets $176 Billion GSE Multifamily Loan Cap for 2026

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Episode 49: Nevada Senator Rosen Backs Bipartisan Affordable Housing Effort

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Episode 48: Syndicators Report Cautious Optimism for 2026 LIHTC Market

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Episode 47: CLASP Report Warns Against Work Requirements in Housing Assistance

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Episode 46: Kansas Housing Resources Corporation Updates Developer Resources

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Episode 45: Oakland Affordable Housing Project Awarded $50 Million in LIHTC Equity

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Episode 44: Indiana IHCDA Opens 2026 Rental Housing Tax Credit Application

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Episode 43: Rose Community Capital Launches LIHTC Pre-Development Loan Program

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Episode 42: North Carolina Announces $1.47 Billion in Affordable Housing Development

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Episode 41: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act Gains Senate Support

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Episode 40: HUD Proposes Ending Assistance for Mixed-Status Families

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Episode 39: Texas LIHTC Application Deadline Approaches — February 27th

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Episode 38: Illinois Introduces Bill to Renew State Affordable Housing Tax Credit

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Episode 37: CHAPA Releases First Report on Housing Choice Voucher Utilization

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Episode 36: States Implement New 25% Bond Test for 4% LIHTC

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Episode 35: FY26 HUD Appropriations Bill Signed — $77.3 Billion for Housing

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Episode 34: ROAD to Housing Act Advances with Unanimous Committee Vote

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Episode 33: Multistate Coalition Opposes HUD Disparate Impact Rollback

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Episode 32: Colorado HFA Awards 840 Units in Latest LIHTC Round

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Episode 31: Emergency Housing Vouchers Program Ending Early

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Episode 30: Housing for the 21st Century Act Passes House 390-9

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Episode 29: HUD Rescinds 30-Day Eviction Notice Rule for Nonpayment

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Episode 28: 25% PAB Threshold Takes Effect — States Implement New Rules

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Episode 27: Connecticut HFA Announces Financing for Nine Housing Developments

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Episode 26: HUD Proposes Eliminating Disparate Impact Rule

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Episode 25: American Affordability Act Introduced to Strengthen LIHTC

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Episode 24: HUD Delays HOTMA Compliance to January 2027

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Episode 23: Affordable HOMES Act Passes House with Bipartisan Support

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Episode 22: Fannie Mae Doubles LIHTC Investment Cap to $2 Billion

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Episode 21: Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Faces FY2026 Uncertainty

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Episode 20: LIHTC Expansion Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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January 13, 2026: Week Two Market Recap, 2026 Production Forecast

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January 12, 2026: State HFA Innovation, Community Land Trust Growth

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January 11, 2026: Manufactured Housing Expansion, FHA Loan Modernization

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January 10, 2026: LIHTC Pricing Trends, 4% Credit Demand Surge

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January 9, 2026: Housing First Model Under Review, CoC Funding Update

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January 8, 2026: New Jersey AHTF Awards, Chicago Development Advances

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January 7, 2026: Section 8 Work Requirements Debate, PHA Conservation Measures

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January 6, 2026: HOTMA Deadline Extended, Housing Reform Plan Expected

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January 5, 2026: FY26 HUD Budget Battle, State Block Grant Proposal

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January 4, 2026: First Week Under New LIHTC Rules, GSE Equity Deployment

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January 3, 2026: GSE LIHTC Equity Ramps Up, AHCIA Update, Compliance Reminder

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January 2, 2026: Refuge Markets, FY26 HUD Appropriations, PWI Cap Update

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January 1, 2026: New Era Begins - 25% PAB Threshold & 12% LIHTC Increase Now Active

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December 31, 2025: Year in Review - Legislative Wins, Market Challenges, Looking Ahead

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December 30, 2025: Detroit Housing Surge, Denver Adaptive Reuse, California Projects Advance

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December 29, 2025: Section 8 Changes Coming, Enhanced HUD Oversight, HOTMA Updates

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December 28, 2025: One Big Beautiful Bill Six Months In, 2026 LIHTC Preview

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December 22, 2025: Section 8 Funding Crisis, Housing Act Passes, HUD Injunction