HUD

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.

On February 1, the White House unveiled a proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 2011 that calls for overall funding cuts at numerous federal agencies, including at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Fiscal Year 2011 begins October 1st.

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on February 23, 2010 on President Obama’s proposed budget.

Representatives of the National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA) and the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association met with key officials of the U.S. Department of Housing Department (HUD) on February 5 to discuss planned changes to its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance programs and ways to enhance them from a market study perspective.

The law firm Nixon Peabody LLP reported on February 22 that all HUD Multifamily HUB and Program Centers will be allowed to recommend waivers of certain portions of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide and regulations to headquarters.

On Wednesday, Ted Tozer was sworn in as the President of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).

The Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Authority recently released revised administrative rules for both the low-income housing tax credit and rental housing trust fund programs.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is requesting comments on a proposed information collection project under which state housing credit agencies will gather data and information regarding the race, ethnicity, family composition, age, income, rental assistance, disability status, and monthly rental payments of households living in federal low-income housing tax credit projects.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced the selection of Richard Walega as HUD’s new Regional Director for New England, which comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced two public meetings to discuss a proposed rule that would change regulations for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program and the Title VI Loan Guarantee program, created by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008.

NH&RA’s Council for Energy Friendly Affordable Housing (CEFAH) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the eligibility provisions applicable to multi-unit buildings under the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons. The new regulations will make it easier for owners of HUD, LIHTC and USDA assisted apartments to utilize weatherization grants. CEFAH will be providing its members with in-depth analysis of this new rule. CEFAH is a working group of some of the most active owners and managers of affordable housing. Its goal is to identify areas where significant savings could be found and work with policymakers to obtain regulatory and legislative changes that make such improvements feasible and permissible. Click here to learn more about CEFAH.

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