Tax Exempt Bonds

PowerPoint presentations and conference materials from our 2012 Spring Developers Forum are available for download.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has issued a notice stating that Private Activity Bonds applicants are now required to submit a Pre-Inducement Questionnaire prior to submitting the bond pre-application.

The IRS published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments regarding arbitrage restrictions on tax-exempt bonds.

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has announced the opening of the application period for its Rental Housing Works (RHW) program. RHW is a gap financing program for projects funded using DHCD’s Multifamily Bond Program (MBP); RHW applications must be submitted in conjunction with a MBP application.

Join NH&RA May 21-22 for our 2012 Spring Developers Forum at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey in California. Register by this Friday, April 27 to save up to $100 off your conference registration fee!

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) has released the state’s FY 2013 workshop schedule which includes tax credit compliance courses for advanced and beginner participants and a bond compliance course.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released its 2012 Calendar Year Resident Population Estimates.

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 Ohio Housing Finance Authority has announced the availability of up to $4.5 million in gap financing for multifamily tax-exempt bond projects through the Housing Development Assistance Program.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has released the 2012 Multifamily Application Materials which includes the final 2012-2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), the updated 2012 Site Demographic Characteristics Report, the Multifamily Programs Procedures Manual, Pre-Application materials, Multifamily Uniform Application, and more.

HUD has released the 2012 Income Limits to be used by projects financed with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) and tax-exempt bonds, effective December 1, 2011.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation that allows New York State Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) including the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) to issue unrated bonds for private placement in order to finance affordable housing developments.