Multi-Family Finance

HUD

Obama Administration Schedules Conference on Housing Finance Reform

The Obama Administration has announced expanded opportunities for public engagement on the future of our nation’s housing finance system, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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NH&RA Releases Audio Recordings from 2010 Summer Institute & NMTC Symposium

NH&RA is please to offer TEN digital audio recordings of select panel sessions from its recent 2010 Summer Institute & Pre-Conference Symposium on New Markets Tax Credits!

Georgia

Georgia Publishes 2010 Economic Development Financing Packet

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has released the updated Economic Development Financing Packet. The resource contains information about various federal, state, and local financing programs, governed by various state departments and other public entities, that directly or indirectly benefit Georgia businesses.

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Senate Release Extenders Amendment; Includes Changes to Carried Interest

The United State’s Senate has issued a substitute amendment for HR 4213, “American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.”Â The Senate is currently scheduled to debate HR 4213 this week. Most of the housing related provisions from the House version remain unchanged, with the exception of a change to the taxation of carried interest provisions. Major features of the amendment include…

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NH&RA Releases Summer Institute, NMTC Symposium PowerPoints

National Housing & Rehabilitation Association is pleased to announce that it has released all PowerPoint slide presentations from the 2010 Summer Institute & Pre-Conference Symposium on New Markets Tax Credits.

NH&RA News

Obama Administration Announces Conference on Housing Finance Reform

The Obama Administration this week announced a national conference in Washington, DC on August 17 that will help provide critical public input relating to its ongoing work to develop a comprehensive housing finance reform proposal.

NH&RA News

Red Stone Opens $250 Million Fund to Purchase Affordable Housing Bonds

Red Stone Partners, a national real estate finance company active in the affordable multifamily housing market, recently established a new $250 million investment fund for the acquisition of fixed rate tax-exempt multifamily housing bonds.

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President Enacts Financial Reform Legislation

On July 21, President Obama signed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173) into law, the most significant financial reform legislation since the Depression.

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HUD Announces Historical Timeline of Housing Policy

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research has made available an interactive, historical timeline of key events, programs and legislation that has helped shape the nation’s housing policy since the 1930s.

HUD

FHA Announces Updated Standards for Multifamily Lenders

Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Commissioner David Stevens recently announced plans to implement a series of changes to the multifamily insurance programs that will update underwriting policies, increase lender and underwriter quality, and align loan application, submission and approval standards.

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NH&RA Legislative Leadership Council Forumlates Mission, Objectives

NH&RA’s new Legislative Leadership Council, which met and organized on May 20, has defined its mission and strategy for making NH&RA and its councils more effective policy advocacy bodies. The Council, comprised of a small group of NH&RA members, will make recommendations to the full Association for specific legislative changes.

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House Supplemental Appropriations Measure Would Extend FHA Multifamily Loan Authority

The U.S. House of Representatives amended and passed HR 4899 (The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010). Although previously passed by the Senate, due to House amendments, the Senate will need to reconsider the measure.

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