U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development has appointed six new members to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee to support modernization of the HUD Code and expand affordable manufactured housing supply

H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, aims to boost supply and affordability by streamlining federal programs, modernizing regulations, and expanding financing tools to accelerate home construction nationwide

Congress approved, and President Trump signed, a funding package that ended a brief shutdown and reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program to prevent disruptions in home sales and mortgage lending

HUD has ordered immediate citizenship and immigration status verification across federally assisted housing, a move that could accelerate rental turnover and indirectly influence entry-level homebuyer demand while signaling tighter eligibility enforcement

A recent House Financial Services Committee hearing spotlighted sharp partisan divisions over HUD and FHA oversight, housing affordability, civil rights enforcement, and the agency’s direction under the Trump administration

HUD is offering capacity-building grants to help communities identify and reduce lead hazards in homes, strengthening public health, housing safety, and long-term market stability