General News

The Iowa Finance Authority’s (IFA) Housing Tax Credit team announces the development of a series of helpful application tips to make the application process as seamless as possible for partners.

Mayor Eric Adams (D) made housing one of his main priorities at his 2023 State of the City speech along with jobs, care, and safety and quality of life.

During the State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the New York Housing Compact, a statewide strategy to increase housing supply and combat exclusionary zoning, with the goal of producing 800,000 new homes over the next decade.

Mayor Eric Adams announced new proposals to address the housing crisis and set a “moonshot” goal of meeting the need for 500,000 new homes over the next decade.

The Illinois Housing Council released its annual housing progress report, which found that Illinois has the eighth highest deficit of homes nationally and that deficit has grown nearly 64 percent in the last ten years.

The David Reznick Foundation (DRF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing the next generation of affordable housing leaders, has awarded seven academic scholarships for the 2021/2022 academic year and eight for the 2022/2023 academic year so far.

The revised Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Certification Application is available for public comment through December 5.

Woda Cooper Companies announced a new quality affordable housing was made possible by the opening of Allegany Junction at 119 Reynolds St. in Cumberland.

Cinnaire announced, along with partners Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP) and Wisconsin Management Company, the grand opening of The Meadows, a 32-unit new construction affordable housing community in Darlington, WI, designed exclusively to support agriculture and farmworkers and their families.

In The New York Times opinion section, Ezra Klein takes aim at Los Angeles Prop HHH, as well as mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso.

Oregon recently received approval for a Medicaid Demonstration Wavier.

The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) solicited comments on its Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration.