The New Markets Tax Credit Coalition recently released its 2018 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Progress Report.
EnVision Centers will offer HUD-assisted families access to services that can help them achieve self-sufficiency and serve as an incubator to support four key pillars of self-sufficiency: economic empowerment; educational advancement; health and wellness; and character and leadership.
The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2017 (H.R. 4557) proposes to permanently authorize the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition today published its 2018 edition of Out of Reach – an annual report comparing wages to rental housing affordability throughout the United States.
The IRS has updated the Opportunity Zones Frequently Asked Questions document to reflect that both 2017 and 2018 gains invested in Opportunity Zone Funds are eligible for deferral.
The US Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its FY-2019 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development spending measure (S. 3023). The Senate committee proposes an additional $4.3 billion in Tenant Based Vouchers and an additional $400 million in Project Based Rental Assistance over the House’s T-HUD funding language (which was approved by the full House Appropriations Committee on May […]
These limits have an effective date of January 1, 2018. New dollar amounts are provided in the Notice for Sections 220, 213, 234, 221 (D)(4), and 231.
The HUD Office of Multifamily Production has determined areas considered High Cost Areas, and has listed them in the notice.
The Housing Trust Fund is purposed with increasing and preserving the supply of rental housing affordable to those with incomes below 50% AMI as well as home ownership opportunities for families with extremely low and low incomes (0-30%AMI and 30-50% AMI).
HUD is interested in hearing from industry participants and stakeholders, including Section 202 project owners, about how you’ve been thinking and planning for conversions, and what issues HUD should consider when developing conversion program requirements for Section 202 PRACs.
Several states have already adopted policies for dealing with the income averaging election while still others remain in the policy formation and comment collection process.
The legislation would allow families living in HUD-supported housing to move to lower-poverty, higher-opportunity areas.