HUD to Hold Summit on Insurance Challenges Faced by US Housing Market

2024 Insurance Summit

Join HUD on July 18, 2024, for a critical summit focusing on the unique challenges HUD stakeholders are facing due to sharp increases in insurance costs and lack of available coverage. This event will bring together housing and insurance leaders, housing providers, academics, policymakers, and other stakeholders to discuss how this issue is impacting families and communities, the partnerships that must be established, and potential policy solutions.

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024

Time: 10 am to 5:30 pm ET

Location: Brooke-Mondale Auditorium, HUD Headquarters (451 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20410)

Please RSVP HERE 

• Disaster guidance links and resources are available by going to SHCC’s website and clicking on the Disaster Preparedness link.

• Having the right plan in place before a disaster will ensure an effective, coordinated response. The Business Continuity Toolkit for Affordable Housing Organizations is a guide developed by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. in partnership with HUD, to help affordable multifamily housing organizations develop comprehensive disaster staffing plans to protect buildings, engage residents, and continue business operations in the event of disaster.

• HUD Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing, Chapter 38 (Multifamily Emergency/Disaster Guidance) contains HUD’s current disaster guidance.

Remember to mark you calendar to attend the SW-AHMA 2024 Fall Conference!

For more information, click HERE

NSPIRE & UPCS with Alejandro Dominguez

Wednesday, May 29, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST 

In-Person Option:  $299 member price/$349 non-member price

Remote Option:  $199 member price/ $249 non-member price

Register Online

Alejandro is a leading trainer in NSPIRE. Please join us for this 6-hour, extensive training for NSPIRE and UPCS inspections. Training will be held on Wednesday, May 29 from 9:00 am. until 3:00 p.m. CST. You can chose to attend either remotely or in person. The in-person training will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, located at 12245 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77079. Registration starts at 8:30 and class will begin at 9:00 am. CST. 

Here are the topics that will be covered:

• The three new inspection areas (Inside, Outside, and Units)
• Explanation of the new REAC NSPIRE scoring model
• Comparisons between UPCS and NSPIRE Scoring
• How to use the NSPIRE Scoring Calculator
• Which of the NSPIRE deficiencies will have a grace period 10/1/24
• Which deficiencies do not affect your score
• How many sample units will be inspected under NSPIRE
• The highest scoring deficiencies under NSPIRE all properties must avoid

In person training includes lunch.

On April 24, 2024, HUD announced new actions helping support communities to increase resilience to extreme heat. For the first time in its history, HUD published a webpage on Extreme Heat that serves as a hub highlighting actions communities can take to prepare and respond to extreme heat events and available resources to help fund climate resilience projects. HUD also shared two new technical assistance products, an Extreme Heat Quick Guide, to help communities plan for extreme heat and identify mitigation strategies, and a webinar on Extreme Heat and Cold, focused on community resilience. In addition, HUD will hold a stakeholder briefing on extreme heat on May 23, 2024. 

HUD is partnering with over 20 Federal agencies to participate in the National Integrated Heat Health Information System to build awareness about the dangers of extreme heat and develop solutions to reduce the negative impacts of extreme heat on communities throughout the country.

Last week, HUD joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to announce a plan to map urban heat islands across 14 American communities. HUD also hosted a roundtable in Puerto Rico to highlight climate resilience funding opportunities in the region. Importantly, much of HUD’s work serving low-income families aligns with the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative ensuring historically marginalized communities benefit from Federal investment.

These actions represent only the first element of announcements to come on HUD’s actions to address extreme heat.

On April 1, 2024, HUD released the Fiscal Year 2024 Income Limits for Section 8 properties. The new income limits must be utilized when processing all Move In certifications effective April 1, 2024 and later. Please note that these limits do not affect the eligibility of households who are already receiving Section 8 assistance.

Please make sure you immediately update your TRACS software with the new limits. You can access the Income Limit documentation at:

HUD Income Limits

The SW-AHMA 2024 Spring Meeting will be held April 25-26 at the Embassy Suites, in Downtown Fort Worth. The Spring Meeting is ideal for Owners, Agents, Executive Level Management, and Supervisors.

Special Session Presenters Include: US Department of HUD, SHCC, and TDHCA.

For more information and details on how to register, click HERE