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Multifamily Housing Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Requirement To Submit a Market Study
The Rural Housing Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 30, 2025. Comments closed on August 29, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), an agency of the Rural Development (RD), within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is issuing a proposed rule to amend its regulation that will require applicants (lenders) to submit a market study as part of the complete application for the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) loan guarantee. This change will require all applicants to use a market study when demonstrating market need for new construction.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-10305
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Rural Housing Service
- Published
- June 30, 2025
- Comments due
- August 29, 2025
- Dates
- Comments must be submitted electronically on or before August 29, 2025 by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Details on how to submit comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal are in the ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule.
- Docket
- Docket No. RHS-24-MFH-0024
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0575-AD42
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 3565
- Topics
- Credit; Fair housing; Loan programs-housing and community development; Low and moderate income housing; Manufactured homes; Mortgages; Rent subsidies; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Rural areas
- Pages
- 4
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|---|---|---|
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| Changes Related to Insurance Requirements in Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Direct Loan and Grant Programs 2026-07618 | Final rule | Apr 20 |
| Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program-Limited Party Concessions 2026-07617 | Proposed rule | Apr 20 |
| Revisions to the Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs 2026-07064 | Final rule | Apr 13 |
| Multi-Family Housing Simple Transfer Pilot Program 2026-06951 | Final rule | Apr 10 |
| Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program-Income Producing Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Provisions 2026-06173 · significant | Proposed rule | Mar 31 |
| Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program 2026-05387 · significant | Final rule | Mar 19 |
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