The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year 2017 USDA Rural Housing program obligations.

USDA is operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) which provides funding through April 28, 2016 based on last year’s appropriation levels. Congress will need to pass a final appropriations bill or another CR to keep the government operating after the CR expires.

As of the end of December, USDA obligated 37,497 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling about $5.18 billion. This is about $1.25 billion more than obligation levels from the same time last year when there were 29,561 loans, loan guarantees, and grants obligated totaling about $3.92 billion.

Single Family Housing Program Highlights

The Section 502 Guaranteed loan program, the largest of the Single Family Housing programs, obligated $4.93 billion (34,412 loan guarantees) up from $3.7 billion (26,889) at the same time last year.

For the Section 502 Direct program, there have been over $196.6 million (1,492 loans), also up from $174.7 million (1,334 loans) in loan obligations this time last year. Very low-income (VLI) loan obligations as a percentage of the total Section 502 Direct loan dollars was 38.9 percent, exceeding the 31.5 percent VLI obligation level at the same time last year.

The Section 504 Repair and Rehabilitation programs obligated 687 loans representing $3.9 million. As in the other single family housing programs, loan volume was up from this time last year (543 loans representing $2.9 million.) There were also $5.3 million (878 grants) obligated in the Section 504 grant program compared to $4.6 million (776 grants) at the same time last year.

There were also 3 credit sales of Single Family properties totaling $213,000.

Multi-Family Housing Programs

USDA’s Section 538 Multifamily Housing obligated 17 loan guarantees totaling $35.1 million. In the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program, there were 2 loans totaling $1.35 million obligated. There were also 6 MPR loans and grants totaling $3.07 million.

USDA obligated funds for 128,242 rental assistance units under the Section 521 Rental Assistance program totaling $586.2 million. This compares to about 107,298 units ($517.3 million) obligated same time last year. There were also 878 Rural Housing Vouchers totaling $3.2 million compared to 1,372 vouchers representing $5.1 million this time last year.

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* The Rural Housing Service (RHS) monthly obligation reports are produced by the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005. The monthly figures derive from HAC tabulations of USDA –RHS 205c, d, and f report data. For questions or comments about the obligation reports, please contact Michael Feinberg at 202-842-8600 or michael@ruralhome.org.

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year 2016 USDA Rural Housing program obligations.

As of the end of August, USDA obligated 121,462 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling about $16.25 billion. This is less than obligation levels from the same time last year when there were 133,150 loans, loan guarantees, and grants obligated totaling about $17.69 billion.

Single Family Housing Program Highlights

The Section 502 Guaranteed loan program, the largest of the Single Family Housing programs, obligated $15.0 billion (107,185) in loan guarantees. This is about $1.77 billion (13,790) less than the same time last year.

For the Section 502 Direct program, there have been about $853.9 million (6,349 loans) in loan obligations so far in FY 2016; about $156.9 million (789 loans) more than the same time last year. Very low-income (VLI) loan obligations comprised 37.7 percent of the total Section 502 Direct loan dollars obligated so far this year. Last year at this time, 31.8 percent of the Section 502 Direct loan dollars obligated were for VLI loans.

The Section 504 Repair and Rehabilitation programs obligated 2,822 loans representing $15.4 million. This is 723 more loans or $3.1 million higher than this time last year. There were 4,637 Section 504 grants totaling about $28.4 million. This is $2.3 million (390 grants) more than obligated this time last year.

So far this year, USDA obligated 25 Section 523 grants totaling nearly $14.2 million and 5 national contracts totaling $6.4 for a total of $20.6 million, 14 fewer grants and $3.5 million less than this time last year. Also, there have been 22 credit sale loans of Single Family properties totaling $1.7 million.

Multi-Family Housing Programs

There have been 110 Section 538 Guaranteed Rental Housing loans obligated so far this year totaling $172.4 million. This represents 40 more loans and over $81.7 million more than this time last year.

For the Farm Labor Housing program, 16 loans for nearly $25.2 million and 9 grants ($14.4 million) have been obligated so far this year. This time last year, there were 5 FLH loans and 4 grants representing about $2.6 million and $4.9 million respectively. There have also been 102 Multifamily Housing Preservation & Revitalization loans or grants ($82.3 million) obligated, an increase of $49.3 million (51 loans or grants) over this time last year.

Section 521 Rental Assistance obligations reached $1.295 billion (282,279 units) in March. This is about $207 million more (37,838 more units) than this time last year.

There were 4,979 Rural Housing Voucher obligations representing $18.2 million, an increase of 863 units or $3.6 million higher than the same time last year.

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* The Rural Housing Service (RHS) monthly obligation reports are produced by the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005. The monthly figures derive from HAC tabulations of USDA –RHS 205c, d, and f report data. For questions or comments about the obligation reports, please contact Michael Feinberg at 202-842-8600 or michael@ruralhome.org.

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year 2016 USDA Rural Housing program obligations.

As of the end of April, USDA obligated 68,207 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling about $8.98 billion. This is less than obligation levels from the same time last year when there were 79,277 loans, loan guarantees, and grants obligated totaling about $10.5 billion.

Single Family Housing Program Highlights

The Section 502 Guaranteed loan program, the largest of the Single Family Housing programs, obligated $8.4 billion (60,652) in loan guarantees. This is about $1.65 billion (12,447) less than the same time last year.

For the Section 502 Direct program, there have been nearly $434 million (3,292 loans) in loan obligations so far in FY 2016; about $110.9 million (646 loans) more than the same time last year. Very low-income (VLI) loan obligations comprised 30.7 percent of the total Section 502 Direct loan dollars obligated so far this year. Last year at this time, 32.9 percent of the Section 502 Direct loan dollars obligated were for VLI loans.

The Section 504 Repair and Rehabilitation programs obligated 1,511 loans representing $8.11 million. This is 446 more loans or $2 million higher than this time last year. There were 2,642 Section 504 grants totaling about $16.3 million. This is $1.9 million (286 grants) more than obligated this time last year.

So far this year, USDA obligated 13 Section 523 grants totaling $8.4 million and 13 credit sale loans of Single Family properties totaling $930,037.

Multi-Family Housing Programs

There have been 51 Section 538 Guaranteed Rental Housing loans obligated so far this year totaling $78.7 million. This represents 23 more loans and $37.9 million more than this time last year.

For the Farm Labor Housing program, 2 loans for $4.2 million has been obligated so far this year. This time last year, there were 4 FLH loans and 2 grants representing about $1.3 million and $2 million respectively. There have also been 7 Multifamily Housing Preservation & Revitalization loans ($3.8 million) obligated.

Section 521 Rental Assistance obligations reached $986.2 million (209,931 units) in March. This is about $1.9 million more (but 11,215 fewer units) than this time last year.

There were 2,869 Rural Housing Voucher obligations representing $10.8 million, an increase of 171 units or $1.3 million higher than the same time last year.

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* The Rural Housing Service (RHS) monthly obligation reports are produced by the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005. The monthly figures derive from HAC tabulations of USDA –RHS 205c, d, and f report data. For questions or comments about the obligation reports, please contact Michael Feinberg at 202-842-8600 or michael@ruralhome.org.

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) presents this month’s report on Fiscal Year 2016 USDA Rural Housing program obligations.

As of the end of February, USDA obligated 44,974 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling about $6.03 billion. This is less than obligation levels from the same time last year when there were 55,738 loans, loan guarantees, and grants obligated totaling about $7.4 billion.

Single Family Housing Program Highlights

The Section 502 Guaranteed loan program, the largest of the Single Family Housing programs, obligated $5.7 billion (41,025) in loan guarantees. This is about $1.48 billion (11,129) less than the same time last year.

For the Section 502 Direct program, there have been over $283 million (2,163 loans) in loan obligations so far in FY 2016; about $105.8 million (667 loans) more than the same time last year. Very low-income (VLI) loan obligations comprised 31.29 percent of the total Section 502 Direct loan dollars obligated so far this year.

The Section 504 Repair and Rehabilitation programs obligated 793 loans representing $4,442,681. This is 119 more loans or $750,846 higher than this time last year. There were 938 Section 504 grants totaling $5.55 million. This is $2.6 million (431 grants) fewer than obligated this time last year.

So far this year, USDA obligated 2 Section 523 grants totaling $1.3 million and 9 credit sale loans of Single Family properties totaling $619,192.

Multi-Family Housing Programs

Section 521 Rental Assistance obligations reached $861.7 million (180.219 units) in November. This is about $103 million (9,540 units) higher than this time last year.

There were 2,210 Rural Housing Voucher obligations representing $8,294,560, an increase of 361 units or $1.8 million higher than the same time last year.

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Individual Program Files

* The Rural Housing Service (RHS) monthly obligation reports are produced by the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005. The monthly figures derive from HAC tabulations of USDA –RHS 205c, d, and f report data. For questions or comments about the obligation reports, please contact Michael Feinberg at 202-842-8600 or michael@ruralhome.org.