Rural Housing

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.

On July 15, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a USDA appropriations bill for FY 2011 that would increase funds for Section 502 direct and guaranteed loans.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a notice announcing that HUD will allow Section 8 income limits to decrease beginning with the FY-2010 income limits, but will limit all annual decreases to no more than 5 percent, and limit all annual increases to 5 percent or twice the change in national median family income, whichever is greater.

HUD has released its proposal to Congress for its Transformation of Rental Assistance (TRA) Program. The proposed legislation would authorize major changes to HUD’s rental assistance programs, aimed at rethinking the entire nature of rental assistance, making it more user-friendly, enabling more tenant mobility, facilitating more preservation and development.

The $350 million proposal would provide owners of public and HUD-assisted housing the opportunity to convert to Section 8 like property-based rental assistance contracts. This would provide owners an important new tool to sustain operations and leverage private financing to address long-term capital needs and implement energy-efficiency improvements. View the complete story for a section-by-section summary.

NH&RA is pleased to offer a CD-ROM containing digital audio recordings of select panel sessions from the Spring Forum.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently proposed a new rule that would establish a system for evaluating and rating the performance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in serving three specific underserved markets identified in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) in 2008 ““ manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural markets.

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee last week released additional documents related to the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), better known as the tax extenders bill.

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency will host a Regional Housing Roundtable on May 19 in Devils Lake, ND.

National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA) is please to offer FIVE digital audio recordings of select panel sessions held during its 2010 Spring Underwriting Forum, April 7-8 in New Orleans.

Major decisions are being made in Washington that affect the future of tax credit development. But these decisions aren’t made in a vacuum – they are made after consultation with industry experts, constituents and consumers. You should be part of the conversation! Join NH&RA in Washington, DC for its 2010 Spring Policy Forum.

The National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts convened its 2010 Spring Underwriting Forum on April 7-8 at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. NCAHMA is pleased to announce that the PowerPoint presentations from the event are now available…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently implemented a new ruling that expands the eligibility of projects for Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funding.