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Vermont

Vermont Publishes 2010 Vermont Housing Needs Assessment

Vermont Housing Finance Agency for the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development have published its 2010 Vermont Housing Needs Assessment.

Virginia

Virginia Publishes Updated LIHTC Reference Materials

Virginia Housing Development Authority has published updated 2010 LIHTC reference documents including its 2010 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Manual as well as market study requirements.

Kentucky

Kentucky Publishes 2010 Revised Qualified Action Plan and Rental Guidelines

Kentucky Housing Corporation has released a revised 2010 Qualified Action Plan (QAP) and Rental Guidelines are now available for review and public comment.

North Dakota

North Dakota Approves 2010 QAP

The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved the 2010 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

HUD

HUD Publishes Quarterly Regulatory Waivers

HUD has published its quarterly report of all of its approved regulatory waivers.

New York

New York Housing Commissioner Resigns

Deborah VanAmerongen, commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, is resigning effective Jan. 15, 2010.  VanAmerongen has served at the agency’s top post since 2007 and was a frequent speaker at NH&RA events.  VanAmerongen will join the law firm Nixon Peabody LLP as an advisor.

NH&RA News

CDFI Fund Releases Failed NMTC Applicant Materials

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund recently released debriefing materials for Community Development Entities (CDEs) that applied for but did not receive an allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) during the most recent funding round.

Iowa

Iowa Governor Announces Key Housing Appointments, Repositions HOME Program

Governor Chet Culver recently announced Bret Mills as his choice for the new Director of Iowa’s Department of Economic Development (DED).

Washington

Washington Releases 2010 LIHTC Application, Materials

The Washington Housing Finance Commission recently released materials for its 2010 low-income housing tax credit funding round, including the 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

Mississippi

Mississippi Agency Proposes Changes to 2010 QAP

The Mississippi Home Corporation has released its proposed changes to the 2009 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for its 2010 allocation round.

Maine

Maine Releases Proposed 2010 QAP

The Maine State Housing Authority has released the proposed Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for administering the allocation of the state’s 2010 and 2011 annual ceiling of the low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC).

NH&RA News

Happy Holidays from NH&RA!

The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s staff would like to extend warm holiday wishes to all of our HousingOnline Weekly subscribers.

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