Jessica Hoefer Author Archives
Merchants Capital Named Number 2 Lender on Top Lenders List
Affordable Housing Finance (AHF) ranked Merchants Capital as the number two lender nationwide for their top lender’s list.
RHS Updates Competitive Lender Submission Process for Section 538 GRRHP
The Rural Housing Service updated the process for competitive lender submissions (responses) regarding proposed projects for the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP).
Blueprint for May: Vive La Industrial Revolution!
The Industrial Revolution changed the landscape of economics and society, not once, not twice, but three times.
Senator Scott Announces Housing Framework
On the 55th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act’s enactment, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, announced the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act framework.
President Biden Vetoes Waters of the U.S. Rule Repeal
The House and Senate voted to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule via the congressional review act process.
EPA Releases Implementation Framework for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an implementation framework for its new Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which will invest $27 billion to finance projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
HUD Publishes HOME Facts & Per Unit 2023 Subsidy Limits
HUD announces the publication of the issue of HOME FACTS, which informs all Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) that the right to draw HOME grant funds expires after nine fiscal years, including the fiscal year of the appropriation.
HUD NSPIRE Calculator Tool
HUD announces the release of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) score calculator demo video, which housing authorities, property owners and agents can use as a resource to estimate their inspection score under the new national standards for the inspections.
Dominium Promotes Holly McAllister to Vice President of Property Management
Dominium announced that it has promoted Holly McAllister to vice president of Property Management.
Senate Hearing to Address Housing Challenges
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on April 26 at 10 a.m. ET entitled “Building Consensus to Address Housing Challenges.”
Hunt Capital Partners and Duck Valley Housing Authority Build Affordable Housing on Tribal Reservation in Nevada
Hunt Capital Partners, in collaboration with the Duck Valley Housing Authority, announced the closing of $5.77 million in Federal LIHTC equity and $112,025 in Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) equity financing for Duck Valley Phase II, a new construction development located on the 289,819-acre Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee, Elko County, NV.
Senator King Says Affordable Housing Crisis is “Impinging the Rebuilding of the Economy”
Senator Angus King (I – ME) described housing affordability as a “national crisis that’s really impinging the rebuilding of the economy.”