General News
NCAHMA Member Explores Housing Trends In Boston
David Kirk, principal and founder of Kirk & Co., recently published an article in the New England Real Estate Journal entitled “The Greater Boston Housing Report Card for 2009.”
Pennsylvania Releases Proposed 2010 QAP
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has released the proposed 2010 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plan for public comment.
Texas Schedules Additional TCAP/Exchange Audio Conferences
The Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs will hold additional TCAP/Exchange Audio Conferences on December 4, 9, 16 and 30.
HUD Issues EIV Access Reminder to Multifamily Owners, Agents
The U.S. Department of Housing has issued a reminder that HUD-assisted multifamily housing owners and management agents must seek access to the Department’s Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system if they don’t already have access, in order to avoid non-compliance penalties imposed by a final rule that makes use of the system mandatory as of 1/31/10.
Harvard Joint Center Releases Study On Voucher Program
The Harvard Joint Center has released a new report entitled “Housing Patterns of Low-Income Families with Children: Further Analysis of Data from the Study of the Effects of Housing Vouchers on Welfare Families.”
CDFI Fund Releases Public Comments on NMTC Program Application
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has posted the comments submitted in response to its request for public comment related to the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program allocation application.
HUD Releases Preview of U.S. Housing Market Conditions 3rd Quarter 2009
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research has released a preview of data contained within the yet to be released U.S. Housing Market Conditions Report, 3rd Quarter 2009.
NCAHMA Membership Committee: Nov. 10, 2009 Meeting Notes
The NCAHMA Membership Committee convened on November 10, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel Magnificent Mile in Chicago, in conjunction with the 2009 NCAHMA Annual Meeting.
NCAHMA Standards Committee: Nov. 10, 2009 Meeting Notes
Members of NCAHMA’s Standards Committee convened for an in-person meeting on November 10, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel Magnificent Mile in Chicago in conjunction with the 2009 Affordable Housing Underwriting Forum & Annual Meeting.
HUD Publishes Operating Cost Adjustment Factors
HUD has published the 2010 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF).
Hawaii PHA Proposes Dismantling Public Housing
The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is considering a proposal that would effectively dismantle the state’s oversight of public housing.
HUD Releases Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the operating cost adjustment factors (OCAF) for 2010. OCAFs are used to calculate or adjust renewed rents for projects insured by FHA under Section 221(d)(3) and Section 236.