Remote Real Estate

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HUD Wants to Delete the Two-Foot Flood Elevation Rule. For FHA New Construction, It Already Stopped Applying

HUD's two-foot flood elevation standard for FHA new construction is waived through February 19, 2027, and a July 10, 2026 proposed rule (91 FR 42685) …

Viktor September 14, 2026

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Your PHA May Be Playing by Different Section 8 Rules: HUD Just Revised the Moving to Work Rulebook

HUD revised the Moving to Work Operations Notice on September 1, 2026 (91 FR 56163, comments due November 2). In 139 MTW housing authorities, voucher …

Viktor September 11, 2026

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Three HUD Inspection Deadlines, One Rental: Why Your HOME Unit Now Has Until April 14, 2027

HUD now has three different NSPIRE inspection compliance dates: October 1, 2026 for ESG and CoC, January 31, 2027 for vouchers, and April 14, 2027 for…

Viktor September 10, 2026

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Fannie Mae Just Changed How Your Rent Counts: The November 1 Rental-Income Rules Every Out-of-State Landlord Should Read

Fannie Mae Announcement SEL-2026-08 rewrote rental-income underwriting for loans applied for on or after November 1, 2026: a 12-month property managem…

Viktor September 9, 2026

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The Federal Ban on Corporate Homebuying Starts January 7: Three Things It Actually Changes for Small Out-of-State Landlords

Public Law 119-101 bars investors controlling 350+ single-family homes from buying more, starting January 7, 2027. What Section 1001 actually says abo…

Viktor September 8, 2026

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Your Section 8 Inspection Rules Change by February 1, 2027 — and Your PHA Picks the Date This Month

HUD pushed the NSPIRE compliance date for voucher programs to February 1, 2027, and PHAs must report their switch date by September 30, 2026. What the…

Viktor September 7, 2026

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The $600 1099 Rule Is Now a $2,000 Rule: What Out-of-State Landlords Should Change Before January

For 2026 payments, the federal 1099-MISC/1099-NEC reporting threshold rose from $600 to $2,000. What that changes for absentee rental owners paying ou…

Viktor September 4, 2026

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Buying Your Out-of-State Rental in an LLC? Two Federal Reporting Rules Just Stopped Applying to You

FinCEN's BOI rule permanently exempts US LLCs (final rule Aug 14, 2026) and the residential real estate closing-report rule was vacated in March 2026 …

Viktor September 3, 2026

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Your Flood Insurance Deadline Just Moved to December 11: What Out-of-State Landlords Should Do Now

Congress pushed the NFIP's authorization cliff from Sept 30 to Dec 11, 2026, and FEMA's rulebook changes Dec 1. What a lapse does (and doesn't do) to …

Viktor September 2, 2026

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HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rents Are Out: 28% of Areas Went Down. What It Means for Your Out-of-State Rental

HUD published FY2027 Fair Market Rents on Sept 1, 2026, effective Oct 1. We compared HUD's own county files: median +3.4%, but 28% of areas fell. What…

Viktor September 1, 2026