General News

A recent report from the University of New Orleans entitled “Supporting Permanently Affordable Housing in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: An Analysis of State Qualified Allocation Plans” examines how state policies and procedures within Qualified Allocation Plans (“QAPs”) influence the allocation of LIHTC resources and in turn support permanently affordable housing.

Freddie Mac recently announced its highest-producing multifamily mortgage sellers of 2012. The “highest-producing” are those lenders who transacted the most financing volume with Freddie Mac over the year, including a record $28.8 billion in new multifamily volume, comprising 435,000 rental units, and resulting in over $21 billion in mortgage securitizations.

The West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF) has released a proposed 2013 and 2014 Allocation Plan that includes substantial changes from the 2012 Plan. 

The Oregon Housing and Community Services will be holding a work session for those interested in providing feedback of the 2013 multifamily housing NOFA draft scoring model on Friday, February 8 .

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund recently released the interim rule for implementation of the CDFI Bond Guarantee program, which was established through Section 1134 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

HUD recently issued a Federal Register Notice seeking public comment on the redesign of the American Housing Survey (AHS) for 2015 and beyond.

The California Housing Partnership Corporation recently released a report entitled “Building and Preserving Affordable Homes near Transit: Affordable TOD as a Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Equity Strategy,” which assesses the existing research on the role of preservation and development of affordable housing in transit-oriented development (TOD) areas as a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee has issued new guidance clarifying how land and existing improvement values will be considered in underwriting and competitive scoring. The guidance is applicable to all competitive applications.

State Legislation to expand access to affordable housing for New Jersey veterans was signed into law on Monday by Governor Chris Christie.

President Obama singed the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (H.R. 152) on January 29. H.R. 152, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a measure of 241-180 and the Senate by a margin of 62-36, was originally sponsored by House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and will provide an additional $50.5 billion for recovery and rebuilding activities for regions impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

innesota Housing has released a draft of its 2014-2015 qualified allocation plan for public comment.

HUD has issued a set of draft documents for public comment for its Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program.