HUD Just Shook Up the Housing Market—Here’s What That Means for Kitsap County

HUD’s Latest Move: What Just Happened? Did you know the federal government just dropped a major policy change that could impact everything from affordable housing to who gets to live where? No? Well, buckle up, because this is one of those moments where real estate and government policy collide in a way that affects all of us—especially here in Kitsap County.

HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development) just officially terminated the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. I know, that’s a mouthful, so let’s just call it the “AFFH Rule”—or, if we’re feeling a little dramatic, the “Housing Fairness Rule That’s No Longer With Us.”