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NH&RA News

NH&RA Hosts ICAST IRA & BIL Instant Benefit Estimate Calculator

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

Oregon

Oregon Hosts Pre-Development Meeting – Sept. 14

Oregon Housing and Community services will host a pre-development meeting for the Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) Redesign and Resource Engagement on September 14 from 10 a.m. to noon PT.

Kansas

KHRC Applies for Solar for All

The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) submitted a Notice of Intent to apply for the Solar for All opportunity through the U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).

Minnesota

Minnesota Announces $50 Million for Stable Housing Organization Relief Program

Minnesota Housing announced the availability of up to $50 million in state appropriations for the Stable Housing Organization Relief Program (SHORP).

General News

NLHA Insurance Survey

The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) published a survey seeking responses from all owners of Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance/Project-Based Vouchers (including RAD), LIHTC, Section 202/811, HOME-assisted and naturally occurring affordable housing units.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Releases NOFA for 9 Percent LIHTC

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced the release of the nine percent LIHTC Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

General News

NLHA Releases Insurance Survey

The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) published a survey seeking responses from all owners of Section 8 PBRA/PBVs (including RAD); tax credit; Section 202/811; HOME assisted and naturally occurring affordable housing.

QAP New Hampshire

New Hampshire Announces Listening Session for Tax Exempt Bond and NOFO

New Hampshire Housing (NHH) will host a virtual listening session on August 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET to solicit feedback on the NHH Tax-Exempt Bond and four percent LIHTC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Federal Housing Finance Agency

FHFA Director Sandra Thompson’s Statement on Best Practices for Adverse Action Notices for Renters

A written notice paired with a report copy allows the borrower to demonstrate they have fulfilled their legal obligations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and also permits rental applicants to understand the basis for any denial, fully assert their rights with tenant screening companies, and more effectively correct their records.

NH&RA Submits Comments on NCSHA’s Proposed Revisions to Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration

NH&RA submitted comments to the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) draft proposed revisions to its Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration (summary, red-line).

NH&RA Submits Comments to FHFA’s Request for Input on Multifamily Tenant Protections

Last week, NH&RA submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises).

General News

Rural Development Publishes Procedural Notice 589

Rural Development (RD) published Procedural Notice (PN) 589 announcing management fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

HUD

HUD Posts CDBG-DR and MIT Monthly Performance Reports

HUD announced that it posted the latest versions of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Monthly Performance Reports.

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