U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Rule Changes

Issued Mortgagee Letter 2026-12 opening build-to-rent to FHA insurance

Build-to-rent developers can now get HUD-insured mortgages for communities of detached homes, duplexes, and triplexes. Mortgagee Letter 2026-12, effective immediately, opens two federal multifamily insurance programs that had been limited to apartment buildings with four or more units.

Updated 1 hour ago

Money Moves

Provides the federal funds the county distributes

Salt Lake County's housing division holds a public hearing Thursday to gather input on housing and community development needs for the 2027-2028 program year. The hearing is the first step in deciding how to distribute federal funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Supportive Services Block Grant (SSBG).

Updated 3 days ago

Money Moves

Granting agency

The City of Chesapeake, Virginia, has $1.2 million in new federal money for community development. HUD obligated the funds on September 16, 2026, through its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The money covers housing, neighborhood improvements, and economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income residents.

Updated 7 days ago

Money Moves

Grantor

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development promised Houston $25.8 million in community development money on September 11, 2026. The grant, under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, funds housing, neighborhood improvements, and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents.

Updated Sep 27

Money Moves

Funds the programs and requires the annual CAPER

Grand Rapids residents get their annual say Tuesday night on how the city spends federal housing dollars. The City Commission hearing reviews the past year's work on roughly $8 million in Community Development Block Grant, HOME, and Emergency Solutions Grant funds.

Updated Sep 19

Money Moves

Receives and reviews the CAPER

Santa Clara's City Council meets Tuesday to approve the city's yearly report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on how it spent federal housing dollars. The vote covers the 2025-26 program year and accounts for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grant funds used on affordable housing, homelessness services, and neighborhood projects.

Updated Sep 11

Money Moves

Defendant in lawsuit over funding conditions

The Federal Aviation Administration has obligated $14.5 million to the City of Fresno for reconstruction of Runway 11L/29R at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The award funds Phase 2 of a project to rebuild 9,539 feet of pavement that has reached the end of its useful life—1,521 feet of construction in this round.

Updated Sep 11

New Capabilities

Preparing demonstration program for robotic homebuilding

Reframe Systems, a startup that uses robots to build homes, has leased 115,000 square feet in Billerica for a new headquarters. The company raised $40 million in venture capital to back the move.

Updated Sep 3

Money Moves

Awarding agency for the operating subsidy and $346M disaster recovery grant

Detroit's public housing agency has $2.3 million in new federal money to cover day-to-day operations. The funds, obligated Aug. 4, pay for maintenance, utilities, and staff at city-owned public housing dwellings.

Updated Aug 30

Rule Changes

Implementing the law; institutional investors have 180 days from enactment to report holdings

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became federal law July 10, 2026, without Trump's signature. Trump let the constitutional 10-day window lapse, posting on Truth Social that he refused to sign 'in PROTEST' over the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act. The housing law took effect anyway — Congress had cleared it with veto-proof margins.

Updated Jul 10

Rule Changes

Defendant; attempted to change CoC funding conditions and competition structure

HUD tried to rewrite the rules of America's biggest homelessness grant program in the middle of the funding cycle. On December 19, after states and cities sued, Judge Mary McElroy told HUD: stop—effective immediately.

Updated May 15