NAHMA USDA Update: Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2026 Transactions

August 10, 2026

Dear NAHMA Members –

Please find the USDA-RHS update below on closing year-end transactions:

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Multifamily Housing

Timeframes for Closing Calendar Year-End 2026 Transactions

Rural Housing Service (RHS) is motivated to support applicants’ calendar year-end 2026 transactions. To ensure a smooth and timely closing process, please submit all required documentation—including executed conditional commitments, letters of conditions, third-party reports, organizational documents, and construction documents—by Friday, October 2, 2026.

RHS is committed to helping applicants achieve their goals and will prioritize critical, time-sensitive transactions. Clear communication of key deadlines and closing dates will help RHS serve applicants even better. Please note that changes to transactions or entity structures may affect the timeline. If applicants cannot meet the October 2 deadline, the agency will gladly coordinate a closing date with applicants after January 1, 2027.

RHS values partnerships and strives for transparent collaboration with lending partners. For questions about applications, please reach out to the assigned Multifamily Production and Preservation analyst. Additional support from Multifamily Housing is available to applicants at [email protected].

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Thank you for the dedication to rural housing.

Jonathan Bell
Director, Production & Preservation Division
Multifamily Housing | Rural Development
United States Department of Agriculture