HUD

At a recent speech before the National Housing Conference HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan expressed the Obama Administration’s renewed support for affordable housing preservation.

The National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts has made available the PowerPoint Presentations and handouts presented during the 2009 Public Policy & Market Study Forum: Affordable Housing In The ‘Stimulated’ Economy.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published the latest annual indexed loan limits for its multifamily mortgage insurance programs, including Section 221(d)(3) and others.

We are pleased to announce that Mercedes Márquez, General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department will be delivering the Luncheon Address for the 2009 Spring Developers Forum, May 11-12 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a notice that identifies the recipients, allocation amounts, and requirements for the new Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) established by the economic stimulus act.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD has published a notice soliciting public comments by 5/29/9 regarding a new data collection requirement under the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has delayed, to September 30th, of the effective date for a final rule entitled, “˜”˜Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs.”

President Barack Obama has nominated Helen R. Kanovsky to be General Council of HUD. Kanovsky is currently the chief Operating Officer of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust.

President Barack Obama recently announced his intent to nominate Raphael Bostic as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HUD has released the estimated median family incomes (MFIs) and income limits for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. MFIs are used as the basis for income limits in several HUD programs (including the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, CDBG, and HOME programs), as well as in programs run by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that President Barack Obama has appointed Carol Galante as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Program.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu recently announced a partnership between the two departments to better coordinate efforts and provide additional guidance on weatherization and energy efficiency retrofits for existing housing.