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The New Federal Housing Law: Inside the ROAD to Housing Act

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Florida CLE Approved 5 Total
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Iowa CLE Approved 4 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 4 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 4 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 4 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 4 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 4 Total
Maine CLE Approved 4 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 4 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 4.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 4 Total
Montana CLE Approved 4 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 4 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 4 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 4 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 4 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 4.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 4 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 4 Total
New York CLE Approved 4.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 4 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 4 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 4 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
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Tennessee CLE Approved 4 Total
Texas CLE Approved 4 Total
Utah CLE Approved 4 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 4 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 4 Total
Washington CLE Approved 4 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 4.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 4.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 4 Total
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James Freeman
Eric Steven
Bridget D
Jazmine Greer
With James F. Freeman III from Swanson Bernard, LLC + 3 others

Fri, Dec 11, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

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Overview

Navigate Changes Affecting Housing Finance, Development, Zoning, and More

The ROAD to Housing Act marks one of the most significant federal housing reforms in decades, with sweeping changes affecting residential development, mortgage lending, affordable housing programs, manufactured housing, institutional investors, and rental housing. Whether you represent buyers, lenders, developers, landlords, housing authorities, or local governments, these reforms will influence how you advise clients and structure transactions. Join our experienced faculty for a practical review of the Act's key provisions, implementation timeline, anticipated HUD and FHFA rulemaking, and the immediate steps you should be taking to prepare your clients for what's ahead. Register today!

  • Get up to speed on the Act's key provisions, timelines, and anticipated rulemaking.
  • Navigate changes affecting mortgage lending and appraisals.
  • Help clients capitalize on new financing opportunities and development incentives.
  • Learn how the Act reshapes zoning opportunities and environmental review.

This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed Content Advisory Committee Member Kimberly Jackson.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The ROAD to Housing Act: Key Changes and Implementation Timeline
  2. Rental Housing and Tenant Protections
  3. Mortgage Lending, Appraisals, and Banking Changes
  4. Housing Supply Reforms: Zoning, Development, and Environmental Review
  5. Manufactured Housing: Expanding Supply and Development Opportunities
  6. Institutional Investors and Single-Family Housing Transactions
  7. Federal Housing Financing Programs: FHA, HOME, CDBG, and New Funding Opportunities
  8. Advising Clients Under the ROAD to Housing Act: Immediate Action Items

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 4 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 4 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 4 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 4 Total
California CLE Approved 4 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 5 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 4 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 4 Total
Florida CLE Approved 5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 4 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 4 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 4 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 4 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 4 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 4 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 4 Total
Maine CLE Approved 4 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 4 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 4.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 4 Total
Montana CLE Approved 4 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 4 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 4 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 4 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 4 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 4.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 4 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 4 Total
New York CLE Approved 4.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 4 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 4 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 4 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 4 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 4 Total
Texas CLE Approved 4 Total
Utah CLE Approved 4 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 4 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 4 Total
Washington CLE Approved 4 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 4.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 4.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 4 Total
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  1. The ROAD to Housing Act: Key Changes and Implementation Timeline

    1. Overview: What's in the Act
    2. Key Timelines
    3. What to Watch For in Upcoming HUD/FHFA Rulemaking
    4. Reference Source: eCFR Link

  2. Rental Housing and Tenant Protections

    1. RAD Program Expansion
    2. Codified Tenant Protections
    3. Voucher Inspection Reforms
    4. Practical Effects on Housing Providers

  3. Mortgage Lending, Appraisals, and Banking Changes

    1. Mortgage Underwriting Changes
    2. Veteran Disclosures
    3. Appraisal Modernization
    4. Community Banking: Key Changes of Note

  4. Housing Supply Reforms: Zoning, Development, and Environmental Review

    1. Zoning Guidelines
    2. Federal Support for ADUs, Point-Access Buildings, and Innovative Housing Types
    3. Incentives Instead of Mandates: Federalism and Local Control
    4. Development Incentives and Opportunity Zones
    5. Streamlined Environmental Review

  5. Manufactured Housing: Expanding Supply and Development Opportunities

  6. Institutional Investors and Single-Family Housing Transactions

    1. New Restrictions on Institutional Investors
    2. Exceptions
    3. Penalties, Enforcement Exposure, and the Compliance Clock
    4. Transactional Impacts

  7. Federal Housing Financing Programs: FHA, HOME, CDBG, and New Funding Opportunities

    1. FHA Loan Limit Increases
    2. Small-Dollar Mortgage Initiatives
    3. HOME Investment Partnerships Program Changes
    4. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Updates
    5. Innovation Fund and Competitive Grant Programs

  8. Advising Clients Under the ROAD to Housing Act: Immediate Action Items

    1. Buyers and Sellers
    2. Lenders
    3. Real Estate Investors and Developers
    4. Landlords
    5. Housing Authorities
    6. Local Governments

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals and professionals involved in real estate, housing finance, development, lending, affordable housing, land use, and local government will also benefit.

Speakers

James F Freeman III
James F.
Freeman, III
Swanson Bernard, LLC
Eric M Steven
Eric M.
Steven
Steven Law Office
Bridget D'Angelo
Bridget
D'Angelo
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Jazmine Greer
Jazmine
Greer
Greer Law Firm Co LPA
Speaker bio
James F Freeman III

James F. Freeman, III

Swanson Bernard, LLC
James Freeman

is an attorney with Swanson Bernard, LLC where he practices in the areas of construction, land use, church, commercial litigation, business, contract, employment, probate litigation, appellate practice, transportation and corporate law. He has successfully represented clients through the purchase, design, development, and litigation of a variety of projects, including industrial, institutional, international, high-rise multi-family conversions, commercial, and retail. Mr. Freeman III’s unique background serving on the Lee’s Summit, Mo., city council and as the city’s mayor pro tempore allows him to bring an expert perspective to construction and real estate law. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Mr. Freeman III is admitted to practice in Missouri, Kansas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals – 8th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals – 10th Circuit, U.S. District Court of Western Missouri, U.S. District Court of Eastern Missouri, U.S. District Court of Kansas, U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Western Missouri, U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Eastern Missouri, U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Kansas and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American bar associations, as well as The Missouri Bar.  

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Eric M Steven

Eric M. Steven

Steven Law Office
Eric Steven

is the principal and managing attorney of Steven Law Office in Spokane with a practice emphasis in the area of landlord-tenant relations and housing. He practices in both state and federal courts in all Washington counties east of the Cascades and in northern Idaho. Mr. Steven litigates landlord/tenant cases involving eviction, ejectment, commercial litigation, fair housing claims, and a variety of other landlord-tenant issues. He is one of the few attorneys in Washington to actually defend a fair housing case in a federal court jury trial. Mr. Steven is acting counsel for numerous property owners, landlords, management companies, mobile home parks, and subsidized housing providers. He is active in legislative reform and advisory counsel for the Washington Apartment Association. Mr. Steven earned his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. As a licensed instructor in real estate, he frequently lectures to attorneys, property managers, law enforcement, and owners at continuing legal education programs. He is the author of From Landlord/Tenant to Debt Collector/Consumer and Back Again, Gonzaga Law Review, and A Comparison of Residential Tenancies in Idaho and Washington State (2013), now available on the internet, publication pending. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the Trends conference in Seattle, Washington, the northwest's largest rental housing management conference. As one of the most highly evaluated CLE instructors statewide in 2003, he was selected by the Washington State Bar Association to speak in the WSBA Encore "Best of CLE" series. Mr. Steven is a frequent speaker for the Washington State Bar and Spokane County Bar Association. He is a member of the Washington State, Idaho, Spokane County, Federal and Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy bar associations. In 2019, Steven Law Office was named Top Housing Law Firm of the Year by Lawyer Monthly magazine. In 2023, Inc. magazine named Steven Law Office a Power Partner in business. Mr. Steven was named by National Business Institute, a nationwide CLE sponsor, as the "Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year for 2023", based upon peer review and other factors.

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Bridget D'Angelo

Bridget D'Angelo

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Bridget D'Angelo

is an attorney at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP. Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of business and commercial real estate transactions; representing developers, institutions, corporations, families and individuals in development projects and real estate transactions. Ms. D'Angelo also represents owners, sponsors and lenders of affordable housing developments. She earned her B.A. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree from The University of Chicago Law School, where she served as the managing editor of the Chicago Journal of International Law. Ms. D'Angelo is a member of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association, Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut, Commercial Real Estate Women-The Real Estate Exchange, Connecticut Bar Association and the New Haven County Bar Association. She is a board member of ConnCORP, Chrysalis Center Inc., and Chrysalis Center Real Estate Corporation; and treasurer of the Commercial Finance Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. Ms. D'Angelo is admitted to practice in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Jazmine Greer

Jazmine Greer

Greer Law Firm Co LPA
Jazmine Greer

is an attorney and founder of Greer Law Firm Co LPA. She empowers individuals to understand their legal rights and responsibilities by providing legal consulting; document preparation, interpretation and negotiation; and litigation in the areas of real estate law, business law, legacy planning (estate planning), taxation, and personal injury. Ms. Greer earned her bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Fisk University and her J.D. degree from Ohio Northern University. She is licensed in both the Northern and Southern districts of the Ohio Federal Court; a certified mediator and licensed title agent.

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