Updated: My FY 2010 FMR Comments Are FIRST Posted on Regulations.gov, Supportive Comments Sought.

Added link at bottom to allow tracking of ALL future comments on the proposed FY 2010 FMR's...
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I have posted the FIRST comment on HUD's Proposed Fair Market Rents for FY 2010.

That comment recommends use of an Excel spreadsheet format I created to publish future Fair Market rent annual changes so that it is easier to compare FMR's between areas and to also see $ and % changes for any area of interest. (My earlier post about the spreadsheet is HERE).

I would WELCOME supportive comments from anyone, including blog subscribers; it will take you less than 5 minutes to do so, I promise.

To do so
1.Go to the regulation.gov web page for this DOCKET HERE.
2, Choose from the top "Submit Comment"
3, In the text box to the right that appears add a comment that references mine; some variant of THIS:

I am writing in support of Comment made by Tom Cusack of the Oregon Housing Blog. (Document ID:HUD-2009-0100-0002 with attachment).

HUD publication of Fair Market Rents in an Excel format similar to what he has suggested WOULD greatly facilitate local review of proposed changes to HUD Fair Market Rents. A single spreadsheet with all market area data and comparisons would save time now spent by individuals in retrieving a variety of documents and doing a series of these calculations for different market areas. I encourage you to do so starting with the FY 2010 final FMR publication in October.

4. Add your name, organization, and then submit your comment.
5. Once you have submitted your comment will see a document ID at the top of the page--you may want to keep this as a record of the comment you submitted.

You can track all future comments on FY 2010 proposed FMR's HERE.

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.