Texas

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) will host a 2021-2022 QAP planning meeting on March 18. The location is still to be determined and will be announced as soon as possible and posted to the TDHCA calendar. Information relating to the agenda for this meeting will be posted on the TDHCA website […]

At the January 16 board meeting, TDHCA Executive Director Bobby Wilkinson shared with the Board and the public that staff will be bringing an action item for Board consideration at its meeting scheduled for February 20, 2020, that will propose a waiver of the concerning provision. The item in February will propose that 10 TAC Sec. 11.204(15), relating to Feasibility Reports, be waived, and therefore not required, for each submitted 2020 Rehabilitation Application.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division posted the following 2020 Multifamily Uniform Application items:

Texas Opens 2020 Nine Percent LIHTC Round
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) opened the 2020 nine percent LIHTC round. The pre-application is due on Monday, January 13, 2020, at 5:00 pm CT. Pre-application fees must be received by this same deadline. The pre-application is not mandatory; however, applicants that provide a pre-application are eligible for six points in the full Application (assuming all applicable requirements are met).

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division posted the 2020 Multifamily Direct Loan Rule (10 TAC Chapter 13), as approved by the TDHCA Governing Board on December 12, 2019.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) will accept comments on the Draft 2020 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report (SLIHP) through 5:00 pm CT  on January 15, 2020. The SLIHP offers a comprehensive reference for statewide housing needs, housing resources and strategies for funding allocations.

Representatives from the Texas Bond Review Board will discuss the lottery process, lottery application requirements and how to proceed in the oversubscribed regions and sub-ceilings on a webinar from 10:00 – 11:00 am CT on January 30. Attendees will learn about legislative changes that increase demand earlier in the private activity bond program year.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division posted a template of the 2020 nine percent LIHTC Pre-Application Form. This document is for planning purposes only and should not be submitted to TDHCA. TDHCA also posted the 2020 nine percent LIHTC Quantifiable Community Participation Neighborhood Information Packet and the 2020 Multifamily Application Procedures Manual.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division posted the following Multifamily Direct Loan 2020 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) that were recently approved by TDHCA’s Governing Board:

In preparation for the 2020 program year and for those intending to submit applications for four percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (i.e. Tax-Exempt Bond Developments), the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) reminds applicants of the Administrative Deficiency process relating to Tax-Exempt Bond Developments.

The 2020 Texas Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) was approved by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, with modifications found in 10 TAC Section 11.9(c)(6).  As of this notice on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, the 2020 QAP has not been published in the Texas Register. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ […]

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division posted the following 2020 Multifamily Uniform Application materials: