Texas

The purpose of the Roundtable is to gather stakeholder input as the Department creates a new rule to govern Multifamily Direct Loan Program activities.

This past Friday, a federal court in Texas issued a ruling for Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project. Read on for a brief analysis of the opinion and review of the Supreme Court case that made headlines last summer.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the “Department”) is seeking input from the public for possible amendments to the 2017 Qualified Allocation Plan and Uniform Multifamily Rules through an online forum.

The Multifamily Finance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will hold a planning session for the 2017 Qualified Allocation Plan (“QAP”). Registration is now open.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (“TDHCA”) will hold a public hearing to accept comment on the Draft National Housing Trust Fund (“NHTF”) Allocation Plan, Draft Substantially Amended 2015-2019 State of Texas Consolidated Plan (“Con Plan”), and Draft Substantially Amended 2016 One-Year Action Plan (“OYAP”).  The public comment period for all three documents […]

The Multifamily Finance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will hold a Roundtable to gather input for the 2017 Qualified Allocation Plan (“QAP”) on Friday, July 15, 2016, from 9:00 AM until noon, Austin local time in Room 2.102 of the Thompson Center, 2405 East Campus Drive. Registration for the Roundtable […]

In response to the severe storms and flooding May 26, 2016 – June 24, 2016, a Federal Disaster Declaration has been issued for the following counties: Austin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Eastland, Fort Bend, Grimes, Hidalgo, Hood, Lee, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Stephens, Travis, Tyler, Waller and Washington.

The Multifamily Finance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is holding a planning session for the 2017 Qualified Allocation Plan on 5/25/2016.

TDHCA will hold a Roundtable meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Austin local time, to gather stakeholder input for the National Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan to be submitted to HUD.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs posted to its website a schedule for public hearings for purposes of taking public comment on the 2016 Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credit.

City Real Estate Advisors appointed Rachel Thomas to vice president of acquisitions. Thomas will be responsible for identifying, structuring and closing affordable housing equity opportunities throughout Texas and surrounding states.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has posted to its website a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) posed by Applicants for Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credits.