{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Spring Street Brief","title":"Episode 111: USDA Section 515 Portfolio Is Shrinking Fast","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f8e23611\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":192,"description":"The Housing Assistance Council's latest research brief confirms what many rural housing advocates have feared: USDA's Section 515 Multifamily Housing portfolio is shrinking faster than scheduled maturities alone would explain. With 504 properties already gone ahead of their loan maturity dates and seven Midwestern states each losing more than 10% of their Section 515 stock since 2021, the affordable rural housing supply is eroding now — and USDA's own projections show the worst is still ahead, with exits peaking around 2040 and the program potentially depleted by 2056.","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}