{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Spring Street Brief","title":"Episode 181: HUD Opens FHA Multifamily Insurance to Build to Rent","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/497fbcd2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":197,"description":"HUD announced on October 14, 2026 that FHA is immediately expanding multifamily mortgage insurance eligibility to Build to Rent communities — single-family homes, duplexes, and triplexes operated as rental properties. The change applies to FHA's Section 221(d)(4) new construction program and Section 223(f) acquisition and refinancing program, removing a long-standing barrier that had shut this growing asset class out of FHA-backed financing. For LIHTC developers, syndicators, and lenders, the policy opens potential pathways for pairing FHA-insured debt with 4% tax credit equity on Build to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eww4KoCb2-o7-dD11A42DpSkBhZjKNEkIb9mGj3dsyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YWNi/MGVlZjVhN2FjYzBk/NDY5YWEyOTA3MWMw/MWViZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}