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The National Housing Conference (NHC) has issued two new reports on coordinating housing, transportation and workforce policies.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI), recently introduced draft legislation that would make tax-exempt bond-financed properties eligible for the Section 1602 low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) cash grant exchange program, and allow the new markets tax credit (NMTC) to be used to offset the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today issued a request for comment related to its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Section 1512 reporting.

National Housing & Rehabilitation (NH&RA) is pleased to offer digital audio recordings of select panel sessions from the 2010 New Markets Tax Credit Symposium (March 10) and the 2010 NH&RA Annual Meeting (March 11-13) in Miami Beach, Florida.

For a limited time only, you can get ANY single conference session recording FREE with your registration for one of NH&RA’s and/or NCAHMA’s upcoming events!

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund is seeking reviewers to assist in its review of applications received under the FY 2010 funding round of the new Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). This program will provide competitively awarded grants to CDFIs and qualified nonprofit housing organizations to finance affordable housing and related community and economic development activities.

Rick M. Garcia was sworn in as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new Regional Director for Region VIII serving the six states in HUD’s Rocky Mountain Region which includes Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah.

Did you miss the 2010 Affordable Housing Conference & NH&RA Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, March 11-13? Don’t worry! NH&RA has made available digital audio recordings of select sessions from this year’s program!

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee has published a revised LIHTC application Q & A has been revised as of March 19, 2010.

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski recently signed into law House Bill 3680, which restructures the state’s business energy tax credit (BETC) program.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research recently announced that it has released updates to its low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) database.

NH&RA has made available the conference PowerPoint presentations from its 2010 Annual Meeting & NMTC Symposium, held March 10-13 in Miami Beach, Fla.

U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) recently introduced new legislation aimed at stimulating new affordable housing development by adding incentives to the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program.