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The National Council of Housing Market Analysts gathered this week in New Orleans for discussions as bright and energetic as the legendary holiday decorations that lit up historic Roosevelt Hotel where they took place. While NCHMA is largely made up for market analysts, the event attracted professionals from across the industry. Eight in-depth panels featured the voices of Housing Finance Agency representatives, developers, and syndicators, in additional to market analysts. The conference participants delved into issues that spanned from adjusting for potential Section 8 subsidy loss to identifying market red flags to strategies for Year 15 projects.

HUD released a webinar highlighting certain provisions in the recently published Supportive Housing and Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities: Implementing Statutory Reforms Proposed Rule.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that Annie Donovan will be the new Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund).

The District of Columbia Department of the Environment have released the findings of a recent study detailing how the District, already home to more green buildings per capita than other large cities, can best craft policy and create incentives to build zero energy, zero water and Living Buildings™. The study, Net Zero and Living Building […]

Most operational tasks at multifamily communities strive to maximize efficiency in order to increase the bottom line. The web-based revolution in the past 10 to 15 years has helped these businesses to streamline their operations and as that technology evolves, companies are taking a closer look at, and improving, the ways they are spending money […]

Compilation of State Housing Finance Agency, QAP, LIHTC, Gap Financing and other news for the week of November 17, 2014.

Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) is testing a new initiative to fund the renovation and retrofit of an older senior rental property in its portfolio to make it more supportive and user-friendly for the existing elderly residents so that they can better “age in place.”

NH&RA announced today who will speak at the 2014 NCHMA Annual Meeting panel sessions. Twenty two experts from across the country will come together for a series of information-packed, thought-provoking sessions, which will focus on a variety of topics, delving into the newest developments and looking back at lessons learned.

HUD recently announced a new application round for the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants. Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support the implementation of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans that are expected to achieve the following three core goals…

In order to improve building operations and contain and reduce costs, a purchasing strategy or policy should be part of any building operation and maintenance plan. One of the first steps in establishing a purchasing program is to create a green purchasing policy. A purchasing policy sets the purchasing objectives for the organization, establishes criteria, […]

Most operational tasks at multifamily communities strive to maximize efficiency in order to increase the bottom line. The web-based revolution in the past 10 to 15 years has helped these businesses to streamline their operations and as that technology evolves, companies are taking a closer look at, and improving, the ways they are spending money […]

On November 5, 2014, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing and the Office of Field Policy and Management hosted an official kick-off event to celebrate the new Multifamily Southwest Region.