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General News

Emerging Middle-Income Housing Programs 

The Joint Center for Housing Studies explores how traditional housing affordability programs primarily target low-income households, leaving middle-income earners in a precarious position.

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FY25 THUD Appropriations Approval 

The House Appropriations Committee has approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

General News

Multifamily Development Timelines 

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Policy Hub recently published a report that examines how long it takes to get approval to build new apartment buildings, compared to how long it takes to actually build them.

General News

Enterprise Mid-Atlantic Resilience Academy 

Enterprise Community Partners’ Mid-Atlantic Climate Resilience Academy is designed specifically to help multifamily affordable housing owners, operators and developers across DC, Maryland and Virginia make their properties more resilient and reduce displacement of residents, damage to property, business interruptions and other harmful impacts.

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New Hampshire Housing Tax-Exempt Bond Program Posts Notice of Funding Opportunity Public Listening Session

New Hampshire Housing will hold a virtual listening session to solicit feedback on the DRAFT FY 2025 Tax-Exempt Bond Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 1:00 PM.  

Kansas

Kansas Housing Awards $180M+ in Support of Affordable Housing Developments 

Fifteen housing developments in 14 Kansas communities will add a collective 522 affordable homes to the state’s housing stock, thanks to funds awarded through the state’s competitive housing development application process.

Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services Awarded $11M+ to Increase Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing 

Oregon Housing and Community Services is set to receive more than $11 million in federal funding to increase energy efficiency in affordable housing.

California

California Budget Approved with Key Tax Implications 

The California legislature passed budget legislation that included multiple changes to the Revenue and Taxation Code.

Iowa

Iowa Finance Authority Awards $10.6M in Federal Housing Tax Credits for the Construction of 400+ Rental Homes 

The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors awarded over $10.6 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction and rehabilitation of 404 affordable rental homes for Iowans.

Tennessee

Tennessee Housing Development Agency Announces Accessible Design & Construction Training Opportunity 

Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) and West Tennessee Legal Services (WTLS) are hosting a FREE training covering the essential accessibility topics that multifamily development teams need to know under the Fair Housing Act, ADA and Section 504.

Ohio

OHFA Multifamily Committee Meeting – July 10, 2024 

OHFA Multifamily Committee Meeting – July 10, 2024

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Housing Sets 2025 Nine Percent LIHTC Preliminary Application Deadline   

New Hampshire Housing Sets 2025 Nine Percent LIHTC Preliminary Application Deadline   

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