Minnesota

Several state housing finance agencies have released varying drafts of their 2011 QAPs over the past few weeks, as well as LIHTC program materials, proposed changes and other information.

Minnesota Housing announces the appointment of Marcia Kolb as Assistant Commissioner for Multifamily Business.

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty early this month signed into law the Minnesota Jobs Stimulus Bill (House File 2695

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency has released a notice of proposed revisions to 2011 low-income housing tax credit program, QAP and procedural manual.

NH&RA announced today that a rare assemblage of five state allocators from adjoining Midwestern states will be a highlight of the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA) at Chicago’s Doubletree Hotel on November 9 and 10.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan yesterday announced that HUD has approved requests from 26 states for over $1 billion in funding through the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP), provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Senator Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) has proposed legislation that would make $230 million in funding immediately available to begin work on shovel-ready affordable housing developments in flood-ravaged areas of Indiana. The legislation would clarifiy that disaster housing credits in Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin would be eligible for the Tax Credit Exchange Program.

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency recently published its selection process and criteria for eligible projects applying for funding through the Tax Credit Exchange and Tax Credit Assistance (TCAP) Programs.

NH&RA will continue to update the ARRA resource page below as information is made available.

Minnesota Housing has announced changes and new timeline for the Agency’s requests for proposals.

Minnesota Housing has issued a notice outlining proposed revisions to its qualified allocation plan (QAP) and procedural manual for its 2010 low-income housing tax credit program.

Metropolitan reports (in PDF format) from the 2007 American Housing Survey are available for download at the U.S. Census Bureau’s Web site.