Public Housing

A new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that several factors including rising rents, declining household incomes, and decisions to expand the number of assisted households were key drivers of the approximately 29 percent increase (before inflation) in housing agencies’ expenditures for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program between 2003 and 2010.

The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee will hold a full committee markup session on the draft Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012 (AHSSIA) legislation on Wednesday April 18 at 10:00 am in the Rayburn Building.

Richard F. Burns, CEO of The NHP Foundation, authors an article about the state of the multifamily affordable housing sector.

NH&RA / NCAHMA is pleased to offer the Power Point Presentations from our recent FHA MAP Market Study & Underwriting Symposium and Affordable Housing Underwriting & Policy Forum, which was held March 28-30 in Washington, DC.

A new report entitled “Public Housing Transformation and Crime: Making the Case for Responsible Relocation,” published by the Urban Institute examines the relationship between public housing transformation and the instances of crime in neighborhoods where displaced residents move.

HUD has issued a notice extending the due date for the submission of public comments on the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program until April 23, 2012.

HUD recently released Notice PIH-2012-18 to provide program instructions for the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD or Demonstration), including eligibility and selection criteria, and to solicit public comment on these instructions. RAD was authorized in the 2012 HUD appropriations bill, H.R. 2112. Although the Act specifies that HUD provide an opportunity for public comment only on draft eligibility and selection criteria / procedures that will apply to the selection of properties, HUD has decided to seek public comment on all program requirements.

Two pieces of affordable housing legislation, S.4758C and S.6480, were recently introduced by Senator Catharine Young in the New York State Senate.

HUD has released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for $5,000,000 in FY 2012 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Planning Grants.

HUD is revising the Actual Modernization Cost Certificate (AMCC) contained within the Public Housing Capital Fund Program, and is soliciting comments from the public regarding proposed changes to the program.

NH&RA is pleased to offer the PowerPoint Presentations from our recent 2011 Annual Meeting & New Markets Tax Credit Symposium, which was held February 22-26 at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Fla. In addition, we have included additional conference materials, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. under the relevant session titles.

The Tuesday, February 14 Federal Register included a notice that HUD is creating the Capture Energy Efficiency Measures for PIH (CEEMP) data system to track the amount and types of Energy Conservation Measures being implemented within Public and Indian units.