Iowa

The Iowa Finance Authority is seeking survey responses to inform the use of over $29 million in federal HOME-ARP resources allocated to Iowa to address the housing needs of vulnerable populations.

On March 30, the Iowa Finance Authority enacted a 50 percent increase in the LIHTC per-unit cap for the 2022 nine percent round.

The Iowa Finance Authority held a public hearing on March 24, 2022 regarding the update to Appendix F with a 50 percent increase to the Tax Credit Cap per LIHTC Unit.  

After 15 years, Dave Vaske’s last day as LIHTC manager at the Iowa Finance Authority will be March 25.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds released a proposed fiscal year 2022-23 budget, which includes a state LIHTC, doubling the state workforce housing tax credit and increasing funding for the state housing trust funds. Reynolds’ $8.1 billion proposal includes a $15 million annual allocation for a new state LIHTC incentive and a boost for the workforce housing […]

Developer Woda Cooper Companies hosted a first-look and tour for Anderson Greene’s first phase on October 28, 2020, for Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart and Iowa Finance Authority Executive Director Debi Durham, plus a small group of community leaders, partners, and other supporters.

The Iowa Profile provides interactive and downloadable data on a statewide and county-level basis and as well as Iowa’s largest 28 cities with populations of more than 14,000, as reported in the 2010 census.

Kymberly Stevenson recently joined the Iowa Finance Authority as a Compliance Officer. She performs compliance monitoring for the Housing Tax Credit and HOME Programs.

The Iowa Finance Authority has released three documents that were not originally available at the time of the initial proposal for the draft 2017 QAP. Comments on the QAP are due by August 23rd. Read on for a summary of the documents and general changes in the 2017 QAP.

Iowa Finance Authority’s NHTF Draft Allocation Plan is now available. Read on for information regarding the public comment period and a public hearing.

Iowa Finance Authority has published its Draft 2017 QAP. A redline version, as well as an overview of changes are also available. The following include some of the significant changes…

The 2016 Housing Iowa Conference, hosted by the Iowa Finance Authority, is an opportunity to join an anticipated 600 Iowa housing professionals for professional development, networking, awards and more.