New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority released the Draft 2020 Action Plan for the use and distribution of HUD block grants, including Community Development Block Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships, National Housing Trust Fund and Emergency Solutions Grants. Public comments should be submitted by September 30, 2019.

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority will hold a public form on September 20 from 9:30 am -12:30 pm EDT to discuss the 2021-2022 QAP. This is scheduled to be the final forum for discussion of potential changes to the QAP. A formal public hearing will be scheduled to review a draft of the proposed […]

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority will host a second public forum for the 2021-2022 QAP to continue discussions on scoring criteria on Monday, July 15, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Register here.

Preliminary Application Reminder — Deadline June 3
Apricot Online Training — May 16
New and Improved Financing Application 
2021-2022 Qualified Allocation Plan Public Forum — June 6

HUD released the updated Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the FY 2019 Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program for ten areas based on new survey data. The new FMS are effective as of April 15, 2019 and based on surveys conducted by the area public housing agencies and reflect the […]

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) posted the 2020 Application Schedule and 2021-2022 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Schedule. Please note that the current QAP, dated April 26, 2018, is in effect for applications submitted in August 2019 for 2020 LIHTCs. Over the next 12 months, NHHFA will hold multiple public forums to gather input […]

On Jan. 31 from 9 – 11:30 am ET the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) and the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) will host a discussion on financial and technical resources available for energy audits and energy upgrades at multi-family housing properties.

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) recently issued its Income Averaging (IA) policy. Both four and nine percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects are eligible to select IA as a minimum set-aside.

A new note from Peter Lawrence with Novogradac and Co. analyses state use of the private activity bonds (PABs). In 2017, eleven states reported no multifamily PAB issuance, up from ten in 2016 and down from the high of 30 in 2011.

Please be reminded that preliminary applications for the 2019 LIHTC round are due no later June 1, 2018 and must be submitted via the Online Data Manager (ODM) system. A preliminary application is a prerequisite to applying for 9% LIHTCs. Final applications are due on August 24, 2018. Please be sure to review the Preliminary Application Review process, which summarizes the […]

Registration is currently open for the 2018 Multi-Family Housing Conference with the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority.

New Hampshire Housing held a formal public hearing on March 23, 2018 to receive comments on the draft Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). An audio recording, PowerPoint presentation, and documents are available.