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ICAST’s IRA & BIL Instant Benefit Estimate Calculator is now available on NH&RA’s website under the Resources section.

The Chicago office of Merchants Capital recently secured more than $110 million in total financing for Parkside 8 and Parkside 10, two mixed-use, workforce housing developments located in Ward 7 in Washington, DC, the company announced.  

The Cooper Housing Institute announced that it has awarded the nonprofit public policy advocacy organization, Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA), with a $300,000 grant.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will hold a virtual hearing on its draft 2022 QAP at 9 a.m. ET on February 22, register here. Comments should be sent to DevelopmentInfo@phfa.org by February 22.

Florida Housing posted the 2022 Geographic Areas of Opportunity and Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAP) data layers to the external mapping application.

MacRostie Historic Advisors (MHA) announced its acquisition by Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider.

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that it is removing temporary COVID-19 underwriting mitigants for multifamily transactions insured under Section 223(f) of the National Housing Act effective immediately for all insured transactions that have yet to reach endorsement.

Montana Housing will host a workshop to do a walkthrough of the new Uniform Application, as well as an overview of the process and submittal requirements for Letter of Intent and Full Application, while touching on the corresponding sections of the new 2023 QAP.

Tapestry announced it closed two projects—South Oak Apartments and Highland Terrace II—in the second half of 2021 with the help of development partner, Vizion Driven Communities. 

Last week the House passed a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government at current funding levels through March 11.

Applications for the 2022 Competitive Funding Round are due by May 4 at 2 p.m. ET.

Fairstead announced that Michelle Militello has joined the company as senior director, affordable asset management, where she is focusing on structuring and growing the affordable team to match the company’s pace of development.

Ron Terwilliger, founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, explains how the U.S. can make housing more affordable in an op-ed for HousingWire.