General News

TDHCA to host in-person roundtable to discuss the Supplemental Allocation process as reflected in the Draft 2022 QAP.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) posted first amendment to the 2021-3 Multifamily Direct Loan annual Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and a third amendment to the 2021-1 Multifamily Direct Loan NOFA. 

Virginia Housing established a schedule of application deadlines for five potential tax-exempt bond (TEB) issues for the 2022 calendar year.

Virginia Housing updated its Mixed-Income, Mixed-Use/Mixed-Income (MI/MUMI) program underwriting policies with new minimum loan sizing metrics to be applied based on total loan size.  

Last week, the White House released a sweeping set of actions the Biden-Harris administration is taking to increase the supply of affordable housing.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) convened a special session of the New York state legislature, which then voted to extend the eviction moratorium until Jan. 15, 2022 and implement certain changes to the moratorium to address two recent Supreme Court decisions that blocked portions of the State’s moratorium and the larger Federal moratorium. 

The Maryland Public Service Commission unanimously voted to expand the capacity of the state’s community solar program, as well as improve access for low- and moderate-income customer participation in the state’s Community Solar Pilot Program.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFI) announced $5 billion in New Market Tax Credits.

The staff and board members of South Dakota Housing invite you to celebrate the retirement of Mark Lauseng from South Dakota Housing and his 34 years of service.

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed a case filed against the Washington State Housing Finance Commission (Commission) from Alden Torch Financial via AMTAX Holdings.

On August 26, The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) struck down the Biden administration’s latest eviction moratorium in Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new eviction moratorium on August 3, just three days after the […]

In a new CityScape article, Alex Schwartz of the New School and Kirk McClure of the University of Kansas explore how the RAD program can “consume” LIHTCs.