Florida CARH News
USDA Launches Rural Housing Modernization Initiative
USDA announces the Rural Housing Modernization Initiative, upgrading loan program delivery for rural communities without changing eligibility standards or funding levels.
What Florida Housing Providers Need to Know About HUD’s New Citizenship Verification Proposal
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a proposed rule aimed at strengthening and standardizing how citizenship and eligible immigration status are verified for all residents of federally assisted housing programs.
Bipartisan Housing Package Passes U.S. House: What It Means for Affordable and Rural Housing
In a rare show of bipartisan momentum, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644) on Feb. 9 — a sweeping federal housing package aimed at addressing the nation’s housing shortage and improving affordability.
Flood, Cleaver Introduce HOME Reform Act
This week Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee introduced the HOME Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 5798) that would make numerous changes to the administration of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. A summary of the most significant changes included in the bill follows.
White House Weighs National Housing Emergency as Affordability Crisis Deepens
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts a “big economic pickup in 2026” while warning that housing affordability remains a national crisis. A housing emergency declaration may be on the horizon, with potential measures to lower costs and boost supply.
NLIHC Report: Nation Has Shortage of 7.1 Million Rental Homes Affordable, Available for ELI Renters
The United States has a shortage of 7.1 million rental homes that are affordable and available to extremely low-income (ELI) renters, according to The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, the annual report released March 13 by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)