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Representatives Dennis Ross (R-FL), Jim Himes (D-CT), John Delaney (D-MD) , Sean Duffy (R-WI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) recently introduced “Pay-for-Success” legislation (H.R. 5104 ) to increase energy efficiency in multifamily rental housing.

Effective Friday July 18, 2014, Mark Van Kirk, the Director of Asset Management for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, will be departing HUD and Margaret Salazar will also be stepping down as Director of the Office of Affordable Housing Preservation (OAHP) to assume the role of Field Office Director for HUD’s Portland, OR office in August.

The Multifamily Energy Savings Program Eligibility Tool assists program staff in determining the most appropriate course for the customer’s building. The tool should be filled out to the best of the user’s abilities. Not all fields are required but each field assists program staff to determine the correct course for the customer’s building. Many fields […]

This tool identifies if your property is eligible for the Wisconsin Focus on Energy Multifamily Energy Savings Program (MESP) program. In order to be eligible you must have a multifamily building that is 4 or more units. Buildings with less than 4 units may qualify for other programs. Download

The goal of the Focus on Energy Multifamily Energy Savings Program is to educate and provide implementation assistance for energy efficiency projects to owners, management companies, and developers of multifamily buildings in Wisconsin. Apartments and condos over four units are classified as multifamily. To view all of the Focus on Energy multifamily offering details, visit […]

Last December, Wisconsin Act 62 created a 20 percent tax credit for rehabilitation of certain historic properties…

Representatives John Carney (D-DE), John K. Delaney (D-MD), and Jim Himes (D-CT) recently introduced the Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act (HR 5055), the latest of several housing finance reform proposals

State Senator Elder A. Vogel Jr. (R-47th District) and a bipartisan group of Pennsylvania State Senators sponsored a bill to expand the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund, commonly known as the State Housing Trust Fund….

All conference materials, PowerPoint presentations, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. from the Denver Preservation Through Energy Efficiency Road Show are available below under the relevant session titles. Click below to learn more about the topics that were covered at the meeting! Conference Recordings of each session will be available in NH&RA’s Online Store following the conference.

Buildings Challenge (BBC) participants are now able to take advantage of the following new HUD resources to help better meet their energy commitments.

HUD recently published a Notice in the Federal Register modifying the definition of Extremely-Low Income (ELI) for the Section 8 program.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew recently announced a new effort to help increase access to affordable rental options for low- and moderate-income individuals and families…