RADBlasts! and Press Releases
The RADBlast! is an electronic communication sent to subscribers of our mailing list which includes, public housing agencies (PHAs), Multifamily owners, lenders, investors, and other development partners who are participants in the RAD program. The "blasts" are sent periodically with updates of information on key program news and special events. RADblasts! through the current year are listed below. To receive future RADBlast! communications, sign up here. Also available on this page are the press releases on RAD project closings highlighting key benefits of projects completing a RAD conversion.
Highlights
The latest RADBlast! announced the "Restore-Rebuild" - the new chapter for Faircloth-to-RAD! Read the blast for details about our excitement over this new tool. For more information on Restore-Rebuild visit the new web page.
New RAD Press Release! HUD Delivers Over $37 Million to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing in Reno, Nevada. Read the press release for more information.
RADblasts!
- Valley Street Opens to Families in New Haven, New Property-Level Data on Mod Rehab Projects, New RAD Public Housing Office Hours and more! (7/26/2024)
- Highlandtown Plaza Co-op - First Direct RAD Conversion of a Recently Developed Section 202 Capital Advance Property, Housing Information Portal (HIP) System Implementation – Minor Impacts on RAD/Section 18 Construction Blends and more! (5/6/2024)
- RADBlast! Special Edition: RAD Celebrates Earth Day! (4/22/2024)
- Congress Approves Changes to the RAD Statute, Managing Multifamily Properties and more! (March 26, 2024)
- Renaissance Apartments and Historic Former Wabash YMCA, RAD Application Deadline Approaching, and more! (February 26, 2024)
- Improving RAD Closing and Post-Closing Processes, Training Resources Available for Relocation, RAD for PRAC Conversions, and Post-Conversion (January 17, 2024)
- Transformation for 1,600+ Affordable Homes in New York, Increasing RAD Rents in Faircloth-to-RAD Developments and more! (December 13, 2023)
- Reflections on 10 Years of Public Housing Conversions (November 20, 2023)
- New RAD Photo Essay, GRRP Awards and Upcoming Deadlines, and more! (November 9, 2023)
- Resident Engagement Changes in RAD Supplemental Notice (September 14, 2023)
- Faircloth-to-RAD Webinar: Registration Open! And RAD in Wicomico County, MD (September 7, 2023)
- RAD Supplemental Notice Takes Effect (August 21, 2023)
- RADBlast! Transformation of Merritt Homes, Green and Resilient Program Launch, Choice Mobility and more! (June 5, 2023)
- RADBlast! Intro Video for Public Housing Residents, RAD in Ypsilanti, MI, New Service Funding, and more. (February 9, 2023)
To access RADBlasts! from previous years visit the archives web page.
RAD Closing Press Releases
- New RAD Press Release! HUD Delivers Nearly $28 Million Transaction to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing for Illinois Seniors. (8/2/2024)
- HUD Closes $18.7 Million Transaction to Preserve Affordable Rental Homes for Pittsburgh Families. (6/21/2024)
- HUD Closes $14.8 Million Transaction to Build New Affordable Rental Homes in Chapel Hill, NC. The Transaction supports the construction of 54 new affordable homes. (6/7/2024)
- HUD Closes $17.7 Million Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Transaction to Improve 100 Rental Homes in Cumberland, MD Transaction preserves and rehabilitates affordable rental homes for seniors and persons with disabilities (3/26/2024)
- HUD To Preserve and Rehabilitate Affordable Rental Homes in Newport News, VA (November 16, 2023)
- HUD Announces Historic Transaction: Transforming Over 2,000 Affordable Rental Homes in New York City. Nearly $1 billion Rental Assistance Demonstration Transaction with the New York City Housing Authority will enable major upgrades for more than 2,000 affordable rental homes in the Bronx. (July 10, 2023)
- HUD Closes $96.5 Million Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Conversions Transactions to Preserve and Rehabilitate 500 Senior Homes in Chicago, IL (March 2, 2023)
- HUD Closes Rental Assistance Demonstration Transaction in South San Francisco, CA, to Preserve 40 Affordable Rental Homes for Seniors (January 30, 2023)
- HUD Closes Rental Assistance Demonstration in New Haven, CT as a Step in Plan to Preserve 110 Affordable Rental Homes (January 11, 2023)
- HUD Closes Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion in Albany, NY to Facilitate Creation and Rehabilitation of 88 Affordable Rental Homes. (January 9, 2023)
- HUD Closes Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion in Boston, MA, to Preserve 445 Affordable Rental Homes (January 6, 2023)
To access press releases from previous years visit the archives web page.