U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Rule Changes

Publishes the national Point-in-Time count; overhauling homelessness grants

On a single night in January 2026, 698,425 people were homeless in the United States, about 47,000 fewer than a year earlier. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) put the drop at 6.3%, its largest in more than a decade.

Updated 3 days ago

Money Moves

Provides the federal funds the county distributes

Salt Lake County held its October 15 hearing on 2027-2028 housing and community development needs. It has not published what residents said, and it has not set a date for the Request for Applications that divides the funds.

Updated Oct 28

Money Moves

Funds the programs and requires the annual CAPER

Grand Rapids' City Commission agenda for Sept. 22 listed the city's annual public hearing on how it spends federal housing dollars: a review of the past year's work on roughly $8 million in Community Development Block Grant, HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant funds.

Updated Oct 27

Rule Changes

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

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

Updated Oct 20

Money Moves

Received Santa Clara's 2025-26 CAPER after council approval on Sept. 15, 2026; review pending

Santa Clara's City Council voted 7-0 on Sept. 15, 2026, to approve the city's annual report to HUD on its federal housing grants. The report covers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grant funds spent on affordable housing, homelessness services, and neighborhood projects.

Updated Oct 18

Money Moves

As of October 2026: 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 Oct 9

Money Moves

As of September 2026: 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

As of September 2026: 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

As of September 2026: 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

As of August 2026: 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

As of July 2026: 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

As of May 2026: 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