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Washington Releases Draft Proposed Changes to 2012 LIHTC Policies
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) recently released its second draft of proposed changes to the 2012 low-income housing tax credit program policies.
Washington Releases Proposed Changes to 2012 Tax Credit Program Policies
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently released a draft of its proposed changes to the 2012 tax credit program policies.
Washington State Releases 2012 LIHTC Timeline
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) recently posted the preliminary policy and program development time-line for its FY-2012 low-income housing tax credit program.
Washington Regulates Out-of-State Bond Activity
On April, 29, 2011 Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire signed new legislation regulating the ability of out-of-state bond issuers to issue private activity bonds for a project.
Washington Releases 2011 LIHTC Application Materials & Program Advisory
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission has released its 2011 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Application Packet, including Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), application, policies, certifications and various other resources.
HUD Releases AHS Survey Data for Seattle Metro Area
The data from the 2009 American Housing Survey metropolitan survey of Seattle are now available for download in SAS and ASCII formats from the HUD USER web site.
Washington Issues LIHTC Policy Update
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently posted a memo that provides a status report on possible changes to its 2011 low-income housing tax credit policy.
CDFI Fund Schedules Listening Sessions Around Authorizing Statute
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has announced that it is undertaking a holistic review of its authorizing statute and has scheduled a series of “listening sessions” to generate discussion and interest among CDFI stakeholders.
HUD Selects New Participants in Moving to Work Program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez has announced an additional three public housing agencies (PHA) that have been chosen to participate in HUD’s Moving To Work (MTW) program.
Washington Releases 2010 LIHTC Application, Materials
The Washington Housing Finance Commission recently released materials for its 2010 low-income housing tax credit funding round, including the 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).
NCAHMA Submits Comments to State Agencies
The National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts recently submitted comments on the proposed 2010 qualified allocation plans (QAP) of several states for administering their upcoming rounds of low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program funding, including the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, the Washing State Housing Finance Commission and the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency.
Washington Proposes Changes to 2010 LIHTC Policies, Schedules Hearing
The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently issued a memorandum summarizing proposed revisions to its low-income housing tax credit program policies for 2010.