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The bill increases homeownership access for military and public-safety personnel by allowing Good Neighbor Next Door purchases outside designated areas, but does so at the expense of targeted discounts for low-income buyers, potential strain on local revitalization efforts, and some added administrative costs.
Members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement can buy HUD Good Neighbor Next Door homes regardless of area designation, increasing their access to subsidized homeownership and expanding the pool of properties available across more neighborhoods (potentially lowering purchase prices and increasing options).
Public-safety and military families — who often face frequent relocation and affordability challenges — may see higher homeownership rates and greater housing stability from the expanded eligibility.
Low-income individuals and renters may face reduced availability of deeply discounted homes in designated revitalization areas as more properties become available to public-safety and military buyers outside targeted areas.
Local governments and communities could see weakened neighborhood revitalization incentives if Good Neighbor Next Door sales are used outside targeted areas, undermining local recovery goals.
Taxpayers could incur additional administrative costs from expanding eligibility and updating HUD regulations to implement the change.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Allows Armed Forces members, firefighters, and law enforcement to buy HUD Good Neighbor Next Door single-unit properties regardless of revitalization-area designation and directs HUD to amend regulations.
Introduced February 11, 2026 by Michael Lawler · Last progress February 11, 2026
Allows members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officers to purchase single-unit properties owned by HUD under the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program even if those properties are not in designated revitalization areas; directs HUD to change its regulations to implement this eligibility expansion. A separate, brief provision simply provides the act's short title and does not create funding or additional duties.