News

HUD recently issued Notice FR-5607-N-22 to solicit comments on the Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring (Mark to Market) program.

Enterprise Community Partners has announced the release of a research report entitled “Incremental Cost, Measurable Savings Update: Enterprise Green Communities Criteria” which examines 52 affordable housing developments that were built using either the 2005 or 2008 versions of the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria (EGCC).

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) recently announced that Dave Herlinger, CHFA’s Executive Director from 1977 to 2000, has passed away.

The U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) recently launched the Smoke-Free Housing Toolkits, which are designed to encourage and guide public housing authorities and private owners of federally assisted multifamily housing developments to adopt smoke-free policies to protect residents from the dangers of second-hand smoke and to reduce property maintenance costs.

The New York State Assembly and Senate have passed legislation (A. 9110/S. 6134) that increases the maximum amount of state historic tax credits that may be awarded to any one project from $5 million to $12 million, and encourages the revitalization of large historic properties across the state.

Washington, DC Mayor Vincent Gray recently named Michael Kelly as Director of the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development.

A new GAO report examines public housing agencies and localities’ use of Recovery Act Public Housing Capital Funds, and reports on the progress that PHAs and housing finance agencies have made in spending grant funds.

Baltimore Housing, a collaboration between the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC), has announced the Summer 2012 NOFA funding round for housing and community development projects.

The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has issued a notice detailing new actions taken to lessen the administrative burdens and improve the application process for the Fall 2012 LIHTC allocation application round.

PowerPoint presentations and conference materials from our 2012 Spring Developers Forum are available for download.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is seeking public comment and holding a series of roundtables to gather input from affordable housing stakeholders so TDHCA may develop a competitive application to HUD for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Demonstration Program.

The North Dakota Legislature recently set a $15 million maximum threshold to the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s (NDHFA) Housing Incentives Fund (HIF), which is capitalized by contributions from state income and financial institution taxpayers in order to develop affordable multifamily housing.