Category: Real Estate Investing

Since January 12, 2026, EPA treats any lab-reportable lead in floor or sill dust as a hazard, and states must catch up by January 11, 2027. What it me…

DOE said on September 18, 2026 that its manufactured-housing energy standards have no legal effect. For out-of-state landlords, the bigger change is t…

The DOJ published a proposed consent decree against Pinnacle in the RealPage rent-pricing case on September 18, 2026, and New Jersey's FAIR Act takes …

FEMA published 52 flood map revision cases across 21 states on September 10, 2026. What a flood map change does to an out-of-state rental: the mandato…

HUD Notice PIH 2026-12 creates a $3,000 fee for public housing agencies that eliminate exception payment standards above 110% of FMR by October 1, 202…

CARES Act section 4024(c) still requires 30 days' notice to vacate for nonpayment on properties with a federally backed mortgage, even though Fannie M…

Governors must nominate new Qualified Opportunity Zone tracts by September 28, 2026 (October 28 with an extension); the 2027 zones take effect January…

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) …

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 …

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…