The Rockefeller Foundation announced $3.7 million in grants that will benefit four U.S. cities to help drive responsible private investment in Opportunity Zones. The Foundation named Washington, D.C., Oakland, Dallas and St. Louis as the newest participants in its Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative, which launched in May 2019. The initiative will help cities […]
The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) will conduct a webinar on income-averaging on August 27 at 10:00 am CDT. This webinar will cover MHDC’s income-averaging policy in detail, discuss application requirements and cover administration of these developments from approval through compliance. Those who are interested in electing income-averaging for developments submitted in the 2019 Rental Production Application round should plan to attend this webinar.
The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) will hold the 2019 Application Workshop on August 29 at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center in Independence, MO. The workshop will be open to applicants who wish to submit a 2019 application for nine percent and four percent Federal LIHTC, HOME funds, National Housing Trust Fund and […]
The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) is soliciting comments and suggestions regarding changes to its FY 2019 Draft QAP. A summary of the proposed changes is available here.
The Missouri Housing Development Commission will hold a webinar on the FY2020 Missouri Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Draft Allocation Plan and Draft Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on June 6, 2019 from 10:30 to 11 am CDT. Register here.
The Missouri Department of Economic Development, in conjunction with the Missouri Housing Development Commission, the Missouri Department of Social Services, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, will host a webinar on the draft 2019 Action Plan for the State of Missouri.
Read on for a summary of the proposed policy as well as information regarding the webinar and public comment process.
Housing advocates say the decision will only exacerbate the state’s affordable housing need.
A bill introduced in Missouri’s state Senate threatens to drastically reduce the annual cap on the state’s historic tax credit program. Read on to find out how you can help defend the credit.
County assessors in Missouri are now required to use an income-based approach when assessing low-income housing tax credit properties. Governor Jay Nixon signed HB 613 into law on July 6.
Elevate Energy has joined forces with New Ecology to help affordable housing property owners and managers to reduce their property’s energy costs. They are offering free baselining services to multifamily affordable housing properties in Illinois, Missouri, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, along with the Richmond, VA, Metro area.
On November 5, 2014, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing and the Office of Field Policy and Management hosted an official kick-off event to celebrate the new Multifamily Southwest Region.