General News

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

Today the Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board approved the final draft of the implementation plan for the new programs provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

On April 13, 2009, Brian Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing ““ Federal Housing Commissioner, authorized the release of a new set of page changes to the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will conduct a series of conference calls regarding certification of community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

A coalition of six housing industry groups has submitted a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department requesting guidance on the low-income housing tax credit exchange initiative established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Conducted by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research, Multifamily Property Managers’ Satisfaction with Service Coordination explores property managers’ satisfaction with supportive services provided to 348,000 low-income elderly and non-elderly persons with disabilities.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has updated the FY 2009 Fair Market Rents to be used for FMRs for New Orleans, LA and Pearl River, MS for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program.

The IRS has issued published revised population estimates for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and certain other jurisdictions to be used to compute their annual volume limits for calendar 2009 for per capital low-income housing tax credits and for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

President Barack Obama has announced his intention to nominate Sandra Henriquez as Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has published its initial application and instructions for the 2009 low-income housing tax credit program.

Grant S. Whitaker has replaced the retiring William Erickson as Chief Executive Officer of Utah Housing Corporation.

The state of Wyoming recently launched a new website that offers the public information about the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and specifically how it will affect programs in Wyoming.

NH&RA has signed an industry letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to issue guidance that will improve the Federal Home Loan Bank Systems ability to deliver resources to affordable housing developments.