DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ISSUES NOTICE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE USES OF SURVEY OF MARKET ABSORPTION OF NEW MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS (SOMA) DATA; EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Department Of Housing And Urban Development has issued a notice called: Request for Information on the Uses of Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Apartments (SOMA) Data; Extension of Comment Period.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 16 by John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.

Summary: On September 9, 2025, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published in the Federal Registera document titled, "Request for Information on the Uses of Survey of Market Absorption (SOMA) Data." (RFI) HUD is evaluating current needs for data from the Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units (SOMA). As part of this evaluation, H...