General News

Illinois

Illinois Solicits Feedback on 2010 QAP

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (the Authority) is soliciting feedback from the development community on all aspects of the 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) application process.

Idaho

Idaho Releases Amended 2010 Draft QAP

The Idaho Housing and Finance Association recently released an amended version of its draft 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

California

California Updates Tax Credit & Bond Applications

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee has updated its 2010 9% Competitive Tax Credit Application and 2010 4% Competitive Tax-Exempt Bond Application Combining Federal and State Tax Credits.

NH&RA News

Obama Administration Announces National Plan to End Homelessness

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) along with the Secretary’s U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Veterans Affairs (VA) have unveiled a new plan to prevent and end homelessness.

HUD

HUD Announces End to Hold-Harmless Policy for Section 8

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a notice announcing that HUD will allow Section 8 income limits to decrease beginning with the FY-2010 income limits, but will limit all annual decreases to no more than 5 percent, and limit all annual increases to 5 percent or twice the change in national median family income, whichever is greater.

California

Federal Agencies Announce Hearings on CRA

The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies ““ including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision ““ recently announced a series of upcoming public hearings on modernizing the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

HUD

HUD Launches Social Media Communication Tools

In an effort to better serve the new generation of information seekers, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently launched several new tools for improving connectivity and transparency through various social media networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

NH&RA News

2010 Summer Institute Speakers

2010 NH&RA Summer Institute, July 21-24, The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, California.

HUD

HUD Corrects FY-2009 NOFA for Rental Assistance for Non-Elderly Disabled

he U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a notice that makes corrections to the FY-2009 Rental Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities NOFA, released on April 7, 2010.

HUD

HUD Releases AHS National Dataset

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the public use dataset from the 2009 American Housing Survey (AHS) national sample.

NH&RA News

Harvard Joint Center Publishes Releases 2010 State of Nation’s Housing Report

The Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies has released its 2010 State of Nation’s Housing Report.

Ohio

Ohio Schedules QAP Training July 12 and 26

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) will be conducting training on the 2011 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

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