The rules that reprice buildings.

Comprehensive federal housing package: passed Senate 85-5 and House 358-32 in June 2026; became law 11 Jul 2026 after President Trump declined to sign within the constitutional 10-day window. Streamlines environmental review (NEPA) for housing development, modernizes manufactured/modular housing standards, restricts institutional investors holding 350+ single-family homes from buying additional single-family homes (build-to-rent and senior-living exceptions apply), and expands financing capacity for community development financial institutions.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is making a technical amendment to its Private Transfer Fee Covenants (PTFC) Regulation. The PTFC Regulation restricts FHFA's regulated entities-- the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks)--from purchasing, investing in, accepting as collateral, or otherwise dealing in mortgages on properties

The Bank of Canada today published a report summarizing the feedback it received from stakeholders and the Canadian public during consultations on its monetary policy framework.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/141), in force 5 Mar 2024, amends Class MA of the GPDO 2015 (commercial/business/service-to-residential conversion). It removes (a) the 1,500 sqm floorspace cap and (b) the 3-month pre-application vacancy requirement, permitting change of use to residential (Class C3) from Class E buildings of any size — occupied or vacant — without a full planning application, subject to prior approval.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a Final Rule; Technical Amendment document in the Federal Register on March 17, 2026, regarding Correcting Amendment Reinstating "Grandfather" Exceptions to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants. The ACTION: line of the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document incorrectly stated that the Final Rule was requesting public comments, however, the Final Rule; Technical Amendment document is not requesting public comments. This

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or Agency) proposes to rescind its regulation on Duty to Serve Underserved Markets and replace it with a new rule. If adopted as proposed, the new rule would enable the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises) to better serve the needs of very low-, low-, and moderate-income families in the manufactured housing, affordable housing pre

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is correcting the amendatory regulatory text of the proposed rule regarding its Enteprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets regulation that published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026.

This proposed rule would harmonize HUD's existing Equal Access regulations with the directions of the Executive Order titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." The rule would remove references to "gender" and "gender identity" from HUD regulations, or remove and replace it with "sex," as defined by the Executive Order. Through these revisions, the rule would ensure equal access to qualifying facilities wo

The Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA" or the "Agency") is requesting comment on this notice of proposed rulemaking repealing the New Business Activities regulation.

Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses

This guide explains the process a landlord must take when they served an eviction notice before 1 May 2026.

Guidance to help social landlords understand and navigate their responsibilities in relation to Awaab’s Law.

The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, as they apply from 30 November 2026.

This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking re-opens public comment for certain topics and provisions that were addressed in HUD's May 29, 2024, proposed rule entitled "HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining." Among other changes, this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to revise or revoke previously-proposed tenant protection provisions permitting participating jurisdictions to exceed the maximum per-unit subsidy for proje

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a two-bill legislative package on 10 Jul 2026 to modernize DC housing law. The Housing Investment Protection Act would expand the local rental voucher subsidy from 30% to 50% of income, clarify landlord entry rights for repairs, set a 60-day eviction-hearing timeline, and narrow the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act window. The Illegal Occupancy Enforcement Amendment Act would give MPD tools to remove guests unlawfully overstaying short-term rentals. Neither bill had been introduced to or passed by the DC Council as of this writing.

The Prudential Regulation Authority has today announced plans to consult on reforming rules around shared operational services for ring-fenced banks.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today published a consultation on the internal model approach to market risk (IMA), which represents the final piece of Basel 3.1’s implementation in the UK.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a Notice rescinding its December 23, 1997 "Questions and Answers Regarding the Affordable Housing Program" and its March 11, 1999 "Questions and Answers Regarding the Affordable Housing Program--Part 2."

This interim final rule revises the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) environmental review regulations by removing HUD's requirement that Environmental Assessments for projects over 200 dwelling units or beds shall be sent to the Field Environmental Clearance Officer (FECO) or Program Environmental Clearance Officer (PECO) for review and comment. This revision aligns with recent executive actions directing efficiency for environmental permitting and stream

This rule removes HUD's Shelter Plus Care program and Supportive Housing Program regulations from title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. HUD is removing these regulations and references to these regulations because the Shelter Plus Care and Supportive Housing Programs were consolidated into and replaced by the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program following the enactment of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act).

This guide explains the process a landlord must take when they serve an eviction notice after 1 May 2026.

This direct final rule revises the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) regulations governing noise abatement and control. This final rule amends these regulations to provide that relevant HUD program offices, based on project funding, rather than only the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), have the authority to issue approvals related to projects in unacceptable noise zones. This final rule also eliminates unnecessary noise surveillance and da

This proposed rule would amend the definition of "manufactured home" in HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (MHCSS), Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards (MMHIS), and Manufactured Home Installation Program (MHIP) to provide that a transportable section of a manufactured home serving as part of an upper floor of a manufactured home would not need to be transported or built on a permanent chassis.

The second phase of Awaab's Law will come into force on 30 November 2026, so more dangerous hazards are fixed quickly to help tenants living in social housing.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to amend its Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP) regulation by removing the term "reputational harm." This amendment would eliminate redundancy and affirm that FHFA's supervision of counterparty risk is based on material and measurable risks.

The Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority will start overseeing the first Critical Third Parties on Monday 13 July 2026, following designation by HM Treasury.