Breakdowns of new HUD, IRS, and Treasury guidance affecting housing authorities.
Regulatory Updates
On September 1, 2026, HUD announced that it had rescinded "burdensome guidance" as part of its housing affordability agenda. The press release was short. The underlying legal change is not trivial, and it reaches further into affordable housing finance than the headline suggests. The action is a memorandum
Opportunity Zones
Most housing authorities are sitting on land they cannot use. Cleared HOPE VI sites that never got a Phase III. Parcels left over from a Section 18 demolition where the replacement units went to vouchers. Surplus maintenance yards, oversized parking lots, the half-acre next to the senior high-rise
Section 18
HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing issued Notice PIH 2026-23 on August 28, 2026. It amends PIH 2024-40, the notice that has governed public housing demolition and disposition applications since December 2024. It contains several changes that will materially affect which properties can be repositioned