General News

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a new program designed to integrate support services and affordable housing for the elderly, disabled, and homeless families.

The Utah Housing Corporation (UHC) has released a draft version of its 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan. The draft QAP makes minor changes to the low-income housing tax credit program for 2012.

Leaders of the Missouri State House and Senate reached an agreement this week concerning a $1.5 billion economic development and tax credit reform package and Governor Jay Nixon said he will call the legislature back for a special session later this year to consider the package.

The Utah Housing Corporation (UHC) has released a draft version of its 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan .

Leaders of the Missouri State House and Senate reached an agreement this week concerning a $1.5 billion economic development and tax credit reform package and Governor Jay Nixon said he will call the legislature back for a special session later this year to consider the package.

The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities recently released a new report suggesting that there is no evidence that HUD’s Section 8 rental assistance programs for low-income families (Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Rental Assistance programs) are crowding out spending on other HUD programs, despite recent concerns from several lawmakers.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) recently launched The Edge, a new online magazine that provides a comprehensive look at PD&R research, periodicals, and publications covering topics such as Community Development, Fair Housing, Housing Markets, Neighborhood Revitalization, Rental Housing, Affordable Housing, and Sustainability.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced the mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) for FHA Multifamily Housing, Health Care Facilities, and Hospital Mortgage Insurance programs that have commitments to be issued or reissued in FY 2011.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released specific cost benchmarks for applicants to the Section 1603 grant program.

The Internal Revenue Service is inviting public comments by September 19 on an existing regulation on arbitrage restrictions on tax-exempt bond and associated recordkeeping requirements for issuers.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is soliciting public comments by September 18 on a proposed rule that would revise current requirements for physical needs assessments (PNAs) for public housing properties.

The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s, together with NH&RA’s Historic Preservation Development Council (HPDC) and Council for Energy Friendly Affordable Housing (CEFAH), sent a letter recently to the National Park Service commenting on its recently issued Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitation Historic Buildings.