General News

Indiana’s House of Representatives recently approved and sent the Senate a bill to revise the state’s historic tax credit program, which currently provides a credit equal to 20% of qualified rehab expenses.

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, budget overviews organized by agency, and summary tables.

On February 1, the Indiana State Senate adopted Senate Bill 344, which requires county assessors to include the value of the federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) in the assessed value of tax credit properties.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) on February 15 released its third Preserve America Executive Order Report to the President.

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) recently published a report that highlights the impact of low-income housing tax credits on New Hampshire communities.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) has released application materials and attachments for the 2012 9% competitive, 4% competitive and 4% tax-exempt bond application rounds.

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has released its Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and supporting LIHTC program documents for the 2012 tax credit program.

The Tuesday, February 14 Federal Register included a notice that HUD is creating the Capture Energy Efficiency Measures for PIH (CEEMP) data system to track the amount and types of Energy Conservation Measures being implemented within Public and Indian units.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency has updated its Environmental Review Standards for multifamily projects receiving federal HOME funds in Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013.

The IRS recently issued Notice 2012-18 to clarify rules relating to compliance monitoring and physical inspection requirements under the Rental Policy Working Group’s (RPWG) Physical Inspections Pilot Program. This program hopes to achieve a more coordinated effort for conducting physical inspections at properties that benefit from multiple sources of Federal funding with different inspection protocol

The Center for American Progress has issued a new report titled “Rehab-to-Rent Can Help Hard-Hit Communities and Our Economy: What to Consider When Converting Vacant Foreclosed Homes into Affordable, Energy Efficient Rentals.”

In a preview of the Administration’s FY-2013 Budget (to be released on February 13), the Obama Administration has announced as part of its “Plan to Help Responsible Homeowners and Heal the Housing Market” that his budget will call for $1 billion to capitalize the federal rental housing trust fund.