LIHTC

The IRS released the 2015 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures. The notice provides population figures to calculate the credit ceiling for low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC)and volume caps for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released FY 2015 Income Limits. The income limits determine who’s eligible for HUD assisted housing programs.

Affordable Housing Finance released its list of the top affordable housing lenders for 2014. Seventeen NH&RA members were included on the list, with Citi Community Capital in the #1 spot for the sixth year in a row.

U.S. Representatives Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced legislation to make permanent the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (LIHTC). The bill proposes to set the minimum LITHC rate for new construction at 9% and set it at 4% for existing properties.

Representatives from more than 100 of the nation’s top affordable housing organizations gathered at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, FL, last week for the 2015 NH&RA Annual Meeting. The event’s panel sessions created dialogues on what’s challenging – and exciting – affordable housing developers, illuminated the products and people who will shape the tax credit transactions in upcoming year, offered options to properties approaching year 15, and surveyed key changes to tax credit programs and legislation.

Nixon Peabody LLP elected three partners to its Tax Credit Finance & Syndication practice. The new partners are Nathan Bernard, Christopher Perkowski, and Katie Tenney.

HUD recently released an interim rule to govern the implementation of the Housing Trust Fund, including establishing the regulations that will govern the funds and the formula that will determine how funds are distributed.

Boston Capital is investing in the rehabilitation of San Diego Square, a 156-unit development for seniors located in downtown San Diego, CA. The development will be rehabilitated with tax credit equity from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Boston Capital’s investment in the development adds 156 units of affordable housing to its apartment portfolio. To date, Boston Capital has invested in more than 13,200 units of affordable housing in California.

On February 2, President Barack Obama introduced his fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget, requesting a total of $49.3 billion for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and proposing significant policy changes aimed at improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and a proposal to modify and permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program.

Owners of Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties in Colorado now have the option of basing utility allowances on energy, water, and sewage consumption.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) recently announced the launch of five separate bipartisan Finance Committee Tax Working Groups to spur congressional comprehensive tax reform efforts in the 114th Congress.

The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments related to Texas Department of Housing and Community Development (TDHCA) vs. Inclusive Communities Project (ICP), a case that is examining whether or not disparate impact is “cognizable” under the Fair Housing Act.