HUD

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research recently announced the launch of its new HUD USER website, which features new tools and layout that will make it easier to locate information and resources.

NH&RA recently surveyed our membership to find out more about their experiences to date with the TCAP and Exchange programs. As of October 15, respondents to our survey are working on or have closed more than 100 transactions involving nearly 7,500 units of affordable housing. These projects range dramatically in size from 20 to 200+ units with an average size of 66 units. Nearly 80 percent of our respondent’s transactions are new construction. There are several themes, trends and issues that are worth highlighting…

he 2009 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation was recently presented to Gorman & Company Inc. for their outstanding achievement in renovating Fairbanks Flats.

The 2009 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation was recently presented to Gorman & Company Inc. for their outstanding achievement in renovating Fairbanks Flats.

The U.S. Department of Housing has issued a reminder that HUD-assisted multifamily housing owners and management agents must seek access to the Department’s Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system if they don’t already have access, in order to avoid non-compliance penalties imposed by a final rule that makes use of the system mandatory as of 1/31/10.

The Harvard Joint Center has released a new report entitled “Housing Patterns of Low-Income Families with Children: Further Analysis of Data from the Study of the Effects of Housing Vouchers on Welfare Families.”

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research has released a preview of data contained within the yet to be released U.S. Housing Market Conditions Report, 3rd Quarter 2009.

HUD has published the 2010 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF).

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is considering a proposal that would effectively dismantle the state’s oversight of public housing.

National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA) has made available the PowerPoint slides presented during its recent 2009 Affordable Housing Underwriting Forum & Annual Meeting, held November 9-10, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the operating cost adjustment factors (OCAF) for 2010. OCAFs are used to calculate or adjust renewed rents for projects insured by FHA under Section 221(d)(3) and Section 236.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research website, HUD USER recently released a comprehensive housing market analysis report for the Austin-Round Rock, Texas market area.