General News

The Alabama Housing Finance Agency (AHFA) has announced that it will accept applications for 2011 HOME and/or Housing Tax Credit funds beginning at 9:00 am on Tuesday, March 15 and ending at 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 17.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a public notice adjusting the basic statutory mortgage limits for multifamily housing programs for calendar year 2011.

The CDFI Fund recently announced a new online tool that allows allocatees to tell their projects’ success stories in narrative form.

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund recently launched its Capacity Building Initiative, and announced the first training sessions for CDFIs to improve their ability to meet the changing demands of the communities they serve.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Economic and Market Analysis Division has released a comprehensive housing market analysis for the Lafayette, Louisiana market area.

Foreclosure-Response.org has also recently released a downloadable Market Strength and Foreclosure Risk Matrix that includes census-tract level indexes of both market strength and foreclosure risk.

After four years as the Executive Director of Oregon Housing & Community Services Victor Merced recently announced he will be leaving his position for new opportunities. Deputy Director Rick Crager will act as Acting Director until a replacement is named by the governor.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released a new report designed to produce an index for every census tract and block group in the United States and Puerto Rico that identifies each tract’s and block group’s potential opportunity for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders seeking housing.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its U.S. Housing Market Conditions Report for the fourth quarter of 2010.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie last week vetoed a bill that would have created a state historic rehabilitation tax credit program in New Jersey.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) has announced its tentative timeline of 2011 low-income housing tax credit reservations for competitive applications

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) recently released a memo that describes how it will award its remaining Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) funds.