General News

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) has published the Final 2012 Housing Credit Program Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has made significant updates to its New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Compliance and Monitoring Frequently Asked Questions. The Fund has added and/or significantly modified nearly 26 questions.

The California Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear oral arguments in the California Redevelopment Assn. v. Matosantos (S194861) redevelopment case on November 10, 2011.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Office of Affordable Housing (OAH) has released the proposed 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has released a reminder about carryover allocations for projects that received an award of housing credits in 2010.

As you may already know, the affordable housing community suffered a tragic loss in early October with Nancy Andersen’s unexpected passing. Nancy was a great friend, colleague and respected partner during her years of service at MassHousing. Out of our deep respect for Nancy we have decided to adjust the Fall Developer Forum agenda to better accommodate our members who would like to attend her memorial service, which is also scheduled fon November 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in Boston.

The US Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations The US Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee marked up and reported its FY 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill on September 21. A summary released by the Committee reports the following funding decisions…

Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) Executive Director Jim Chandler recently issued a 2012 QAP Letter that provides an update on certain aspects of the 2012 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit procedures, including a summary of major changes to the 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is soliciting public comments and feedback from potential applicants of a new pilot program seeking innovative proposals for increasing the energy efficiency of multifamily housing developments.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research has released a new Guide for HUD USER Data Sets. The guide is intended to serve as a helpful reference tool for the data sets available from the HUD USER Clearinghouse, and on the HUD USER website.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research has released a new Best Practices case study for a senior apartments project in Salinas, CA.

Maine’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Affordable Housing had its inaugural meeting in Augusta last week to plot out a course of action to address Maine’s crisis in low-income housing.