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All conference materials, PowerPoint presentations, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. from the 2014 Spring Developers Forum are available below under the relevant session titles.

HUD has published its quarterly notice of all regulatory waivers that the Department has approved for the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Housing – Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Office of Public and Indian Housing.

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Representatives Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Richard Neal (D-MA) recently introduced H.R. 4717, a bill which would establish a permanent floor for both the 9% and 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The bill would create a fixed nine percent rate for new rental construction property and a fixed four percent rate for existing property.

On May 21, the full House Committee on Appropriations approved the fiscal year (FY) 2015 appropriations bill for the Department of Transportation, Department Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and Related Agencies by a vote of 28-21. There were no material amendments adopted in full committee markup.

All conference materials, PowerPoint presentations, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. from the 2014 Spring Developers Forum are available below under the relevant session titles.

The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, May 15 endorsed the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217), by a bipartisan vote of 13-9.

Last week, Maryland affordable housing advocates celebrate the success of the Multifamily Rental Housing Programs Efficiency Act (HB 453), legislation that will reduce municipal barriers to rental housing production. Advocates also succeeded in securing $25.73 million for the Rental Housing Works (RHW) program, the highest level of funding for the program in its history.

ACEEE’s new State and Local Policy Database includes comprehensive information on energy efficiency policies currently implemented at the state and local level. The database tracks policy activity across multiple sectors, including state and local governments, utilities, transportation, buildings, combined heat and power, and appliance standards. Users can click on a state or city on the […]

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New affordable housing can be decked out with all of the latest green innovations as well as energy-efficient and water-conserving features, but maintaining a green development after construction takes additional work from property managers and residents. Five nonprofit and for-profit developers from around the country shared with Affordable Housing Finance their top strategies for engaging […]

The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation-HUD (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee on May 5, 2014 released its draft fiscal year (FY) 2015 appropriations legislation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).