Ginnie Mae’s APM 20-05 extends the COVID-19 Pass-Through Assistance Program to multifamily issuers. View Document […]
APM 20-05: Availability of Pass-Through Assistance Program for Participants in Ginnie Mae’s Multifamily MBS Program
NCSHA, Other Housing Advocacy Groups Support Emergency Rental Assistance Legislation
On May 4, 2020, NCSHA joined more than 43 national, local, and business organizations in signing a coalition letter to congressional leaders expressing unified support for legislation to provide emergency rental assistance to tenants negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and laying out principles to guide the development of such legislation. View Document […]
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Real Estate Industry Letters to Federal Agencies on COVID-19, Servicer Liquidity
On March 27 and April 7, respectively, National Association of REALTORS (NAR) President Vince Malta and NAR’s Mortgage Group sent letters to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell, and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria calling on them to maintain market liquidity and stability in light of growing forbearance requests […]
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HOME Investment Partnerships Program FAQs: COVID-19 and CARES Act
This HUD document provides answers to frequently asked questions about the application of the temporary eviction moratorium in Section 4024 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to the HOME program. View Document […]
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May 1 Update of HUD Multifamily COVID-19 Q&A
On May 1, 2020, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing released updated COVID-19 questions and answers covering issues related to project financing, forbearance, the CARES Act moratorium on evictions, additional resources provided by the CARES Act, income verification, and asset management. View Document […]
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House “Dear Colleague” Letter Supporting Housing Assistance Fund
Representative David Scott (D-GA) has circulated this Dear Colleague letter to House members urging them to join him on a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) asking for the establishment of a $75 billion Housing Assistance Fund in the next coronavirus relief legislation. The deadline to sign is close […]
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State Housing Finance Agency Federal Policy Priorities in Response to COVID-19
This memorandum summarizes NCSHA’s federal policy agenda related to the COVID-19 crisis on behalf of its member state housing finance agencies (HFAs), as of April 28, 2020. The first section summarizes our top legislative priorities for forthcoming fiscal stimulus legislation. The second section summarizes our priorities for federal policy and regulatory action. View Document Additional […]
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April 27 FHFA Letter to Industry Groups on COVID-19 Liquidity
On April 27, 2020, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria sent this letter describing actions FHFA has taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis and commenting on his views regarding possible further FHFA actions to address mortgage servicers’ and other real estate companies’ liquidity concerns. View Document […]
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Housing Trust Fund 2020 Formula Allocations
This document provides the amount of Housing Trust Fund dollars each state receives in FY 2020. […]