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2026 Edson Award Applications Open
Applications are now open for the AHTCC 2026 Recognition of Housing Tax Credit Excellence in honor of Charles L. Edson (Edson Awards), celebrating outstanding affordable housing developments and organizations that have demonstrated impactful use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit). Recipients will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 23, […]
AHIC Adopts Updated Risk Rating Instructions and Guidelines for LIHTC Investments
The Affordable Housing Investors Council (AHIC) updated its Risk Rating Instructions and Guidelines for LIHTC investments, shifting from a checklist approach to a more flexible, risk-based framework that emphasizes credible mitigants and professional judgment in evaluating investment performance. The revisions aim to improve consistency and defensibility by requiring documented, quantified mitigants to support rating decisions. […]
Senator Warren Sends Letters to BTR Industry
Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), sent letters to major corporate landlords across the single-family, multifamily, and manufactured housing sectors seeking information on their business practices, including landlord-tenant concerns, and rental housing portfolios. Why This Matters: These letters signal increased scrutiny of the Build-to-Rent (BTR) industry […]
President Trump FY 2027 HUD Budget Request
President Trump released the FY 2027 (FY27) budget request to Congress on Friday, which requested a total of $73.5 billion in HUD funding. While our chart shows many important programs received drastic funding cuts, the budget request includes some new housing related investments: What’s Next: The House and Senate will mark up and release their […]
Kentucky 2027–2029 Multifamily QAP, Guidelines, Scoring Workbook, and Pre-Application Now Available
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) received approval from Gov. Andy Beshear for the 2027–2029 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The QAP, Multifamily Guidelines, and scoring workbook for the 2027 9% Housing Credit funding round are available on KHC’s website at this link. Any revisions to the Multifamily Guidelines from the 2026 version have been highlighted in yellow. As […]
Oregon Housing and Community Services Hosts Rules Advisory Committee for Moderate-Income Revolving Loan Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services is hosting a Rules Advisory Committee on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 1 p.m. to support the rule filing for the Moderate-Income Revolving Loan (MIRL) program. During this meeting, the committee will review the drafted rules and provide feedback on the drafted fiscal and economic impact statements. This meeting does not include a comment period […]
Ohio Housing Finance Agency Opens Environmental Review and Construction Observation RFPs
Request for Proposal for Environmental Review Consultant(s): OHFA is seeking a combined Qualification Statement and a Proposal to Perform Services from qualified independent firms to conduct environmental reviews for HOME, HOME-ARP, CDBG-DR, FHA Risk Share, NHTF, 811 PRA, and OHTF-funded projects in accordance with state and federal requirements and as specified in this RFP. These […]
Minnesota Housing Releases Final Climate Resilience and Housing Decarbonization Roadmap
Minnesota Housing released the final version of the Climate Resilience and Housing Decarbonization Roadmap, a climate-focused guide for the Agency. It identifies specific targets for Agency activities as well as recommendations for how individual teams and programs can achieve those goals. 3 Climate Roadmap Takeaways: 1. Minnesota Housing set three major climate targets for the next decade: 2. The Roadmap outlines a comprehensive strategy of […]
Harvard JCHS Rising Insurance Costs and Limited Equity Cooperatives Webinar
The Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) hosted a webinar featuring research on rising insurance costs for multifamily affordable housing and new limited equity cooperatives.
PIH Publishes Revision to EHV and SV Program Requirements Related to Citizenship
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued a notice [PIH 2026-05] which updates the requirements for the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) and Stability Voucher (SV) programs. The notice strikes waiver and alternative requirements related to the verification of citizenship or eligible immigration status from previously-issued notices detailing the funding process for the EHV […]
NHT Report: Affordable Housing Stabilization Funds
A new report from the National Housing Trust explores promising practices in the design and implementation of stabilization funds that help preserve affordable housing in the near term. The Bottom Line: Stabilization funds are emerging as a critical tool to preserve affordable housing by providing flexible financial support to right size debt, address deferred maintenance, or […]
House FY 2027 Appropriations Member Hearing
The House held a Transportation-Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD) subcommittee hearing for members to share their FY 2027 Appropriations requests. Four members shared requests: Towards the end of the hearing, Chair Steve Womack (R-AR) made the following statement: “The discussion of housing is affecting every single member in the Congress. It’s a […]