California

The California Debt and Investment Advisory Committee will host several upcoming educational programs on bonds. The programming includes topics like Green Bonds in California: A Practical Path for Issuers, Ongoing Debt Administration and Developing and Administering Internal Controls for Bond Accountability.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development has amended the Housing for a Healthy California program Notice of Funding Availability Article II (for Counties).

The California State Senate passed SB 329, which would expand the California Fair Employment and Housing Act’s protections to add federal, state and local public assistance and housing subsidies—including Housing Vouchers—to the Act’s source of income protections

The subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) will hold a hearing titled “An Examination of the Housing Crisis in Michigan, 11 Years after the Recession” at noon EDT on August 8 at the Wayne County Community College north west campus (8200 Outer Drive West, Detroit, MI 48219). The full […]

California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released guidance for its No Place Like Home Awards. The awards may include both a loan for capital improvements and a capitalized operating subsidy (COSR). The COSR portion of the award is not reflected separately in the award letter but is shown in the NPLH Project Report. […]

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) released guidance for first round 2019 applicants that are re-applying in the second round.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has released the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) Final Guidelines and Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for approximately $178 million. 

On Thursday, June 20 at 9:30 am EDT, the House Ways and Means Committee will markup The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 (H.R. 3301), which would extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) through 2020. The NMTC will expire at the end of 2019 absent congressional action. The bill would also […]

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has issued an Administrative Notice Interpreting the 2017 Uniform Multifamily Regulations relating to developer fee limits and capital contributions. 

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has updated the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) schedule. The schedule shows when:

Draft program guidelines will be released for public comment
Each NOFA will be released
Applications for funding are due
Awards for funding will be announced

Join California state Treasurer Fiona Ma to discuss revisions to California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and California Tax Credit Allocation Committee regulations at one of the stops in the 10 city tour.

The cities of Jurupa Valley and Paramount recently got their plans approved from the California Department of Housing and Community Development along with the cities of Orange Cove, Clovis and Soledad. Forty-two jurisdictions have yet to earn approved housing plans.