General News
USDA Releases Annual ARRA Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on October 19 released its annual report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Virginia Final 2011 QAP, Program Schedule Released
The Virginia Housing Development Authority’s Board of Commissioners recently approved the proposed revisions to the 2011 Qualified Allocation Plan and released the final version on its website.
Google Investing in LIHTC Fund Set Up By U.S. Bank
Tax Credit Advisor ““ October 2010 ““ A subsidiary of U.S. Bank has arranged and will manage a proprietary $86 million low-income housing tax credit fund for search engine giant Google.
Tax Reform Panel’s Report Mentions Housing Tax Credit
Tax Credit Advisor ““ October 2010 ““ The President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board has released a report outlining various tax reform options that mentions the low-income housing tax credit but doesn’t make any recommendation about what should be done about it.
Missouri Agency Announces New Executive Director
The Missouri Housing Development Commission’s Board of Commissioners has approved Margaret Lineberry to serve as executive director of the agency.
Louisiana Releases Strategy for Allocating Remaining TCAP Funds
The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency is in the process of implementing an initiative to allocate its remaining $1.7 million in Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) funds.
FHFC Launches Green Building Website
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has launched a Green Building homepage to provide information and resources on green building to the affordable housing development community.
Ohio Awards First NMTC Allocations
The Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) recently announced that it is making $10 million available to four Ohio entities to spur economic investments through the first round of its Ohio New Markets Tax Credit Program.
NH&RA Participates at White House Conference on Rental Housing
The White House, together with officials from HUD, Treasury, USDA and congressional staff, recently hosted a one-day conference entitled,
CDFI Fund Releases Public Comments on Quarterly New Markets Report
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has posted the comments submitted in response to its Request for Public Comment related to the Quarterly New Markets Report.
HUD Releases AHS Survey Data for Seattle Metro Area
The data from the 2009 American Housing Survey metropolitan survey of Seattle are now available for download in SAS and ASCII formats from the HUD USER web site.
HUD Releases Latest Employment Stats for 50 Largest Cities
HUD USER recently added estimated August 2010 employment statistics to the State of the Cities Data System for the largest 50 U.S.