Defining the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a federal program that provides tax incentives to private developers to encourage the construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. Instead of a...
A New Era for Housing Inspections The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, carries the vital responsibility of ensuring that the nation’s affordable housing portfolio remains safe, sanitary, and in good repair. To maintain these...
What is a Tenant Selection Plan? A Tenant Selection Plan (TSP) is a formal, written document that details the specific policies and procedures a housing provider or Public Housing Authority (PHA) uses to select tenants for housing units. The Core Purpose It serves as...
What is Section 8 Housing? Section 8 is the common name for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, the federal government’s primary initiative for assisting low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities in securing decent, safe, and sanitary...
What is NSPIRE? NSPIRE (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate) is HUD’s new physical inspection model replacing UPCS. It’s resident-centered and focused on health and safety, using objective, measurable standards and clear scoring to assess...
HUD has published long-awaited guidance on how NSPIRE applies to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and the Housing Trust Fund. The notice explains how participating jurisdictions and grantees must update written property standards, inspection procedures, and...
Understanding EIV starts with knowing who it covers, what data it uses, and how to handle that data accurately and securely under HUD rules. What is the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System? The Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system is a web-based...
A Management and Occupancy Review (MOR) is HUD’s formal review of how a multifamily property is managed and how it serves residents under HUD’s rules and program requirements. It focuses on operations, resident files, policies, and overall compliance rather than just...
Fair housing compliance means understanding who is protected, what conduct is prohibited, and how to embed nondiscrimination into everyday operations as a housing provider. The Fair Housing Act The federal Fair Housing Act is a civil rights law that prohibits...
Housing providers face a little less confusion surrounding the calculation of excess student financial assistance income for Section 8 programs with the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. In 2023, Notice H 2023-10 introduced a new method for...
