News

HUD has announced the availability of 500 project-based HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive (VASH) vouchers in a new competitive funding round.

HUD’s Office of Housing on September 30 issued a new (H 10-22), effective immediately, containing guidelines for assumption, subordination, or assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Program Loans in transfer of physical assets (TPA) and refinance transactions.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published Fair Market Rents for Fiscal Year 2011 for the Housing
Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published the final Fiscal Year 2011 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) on the HUD USER website, effective October 1, 2010.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published its latest issue of ResearchWorks, the official online newsletter of HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research.

The U.S. Census Bureau has released final tabulations from the 2009 American Housing Survey metropolitan survey of New Orleans in Excel format.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the completion of funding under its Community Development Capital Initiative (CDCI). Overall, that program has invested $570 million in 84 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in 26 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a notice that requires eligible applicants intending to submit either a Planning or Implementation grant application under HUD’s FY2010 Round 1 Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to notify HUD of their intent to apply by October 7.

The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation will conduct a public hearing to provide the public input on the Housing Tax Credit Program for 2011.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority has extended its housing preservation initiative, offering low-cost fixed-rate permanent financing which will provide resources to borrowers to finance new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of existing developments.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has issued a reminder to awardees of low-income housing tax credits and 1602 Exchange funds about expenditure deadlines for the program.

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the results of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), providing data about the nation’s socioeconomic, housing and demographic characteristics.