General News

The Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) has released a blacklined version of its draft 2011 qualified allocation plan (QAP),

The Ohio Preservation Compact (OPC), a statewide partnership created to address the rising demand for affordable rental housing in the state of Ohio, recently launched a website as a new resource for owners and developers of affordable rental housing.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Authority previously announced a strategy to allocate the remaining TCAP funds for increases in costs for existing LIHTC projects.

The Federal Preservation Institute and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) have released the 2010 Directory of Cultural Resources Programs to assist staff in Federal agencies and other professionals in finding cultural resources programs within the National Park Service that provide historic preservation assistance.

Governor Pat Quinn last week signed legislation that will boost affordable housing development across Illinois. House Bill 6038 extends the Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit through 2016, which was set to expire next year.

The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced the public release schedule of estimates for 2009 from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the American Community Survey (ACS).

The research symposium in PD&R’s newest issue of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research: (Volume 12, Number 2) examines aging in place models that effectively link older residents of assisted housing to supportive services.

The Obama Administration has announced expanded opportunities for public engagement on the future of our nation’s housing finance system, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

NH&RA is please to offer TEN digital audio recordings of select panel sessions from its recent 2010 Summer Institute & Pre-Conference Symposium on New Markets Tax Credits!

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released a report through its Office of Policy Development & Research’s HUD USER website that explores the possibility of using small area statistical techniques provided by the American Community Survey (ACS) to generate data for areas not covered by the American Housing Survey (AHS).

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) is preparing forms for the 30 percent test to be utilized by owners of projects that have received an award of Section 1602 funds, and that the forms will be available on September 1.

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority will hold a training seminar for potential applicants in the 2011 low-income housing tax credit funding round on November 3 in Albuquerque.