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Spring NCHMA Meeting Conference Materials
All conference materials, PowerPoint presentations, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. from the 2014 Spring NCHMA Meeting are available below under the relevant session titles. Click below to learn more about the topics that were covered at the meeting! Conference Recordings of each session will be available in NH&RA’s Online Store following the conference. NCHMA Resource: […]
Energy and Water Savings in Multifamily Retrofits
Results from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Green Retrofit Program and the Energy Savers Program in Illinois Download
Energy and Water Savings in Multifamily Retrofits: New Bright Power & SAHF Report
A new report prepared by Bright Power and Stewards for Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) discusses the results of energy- and water-efficiency retrofit projects for multifamily housing developments funded under HUD’s Green Retrofit Program and the Illinois Energy Savers Program.
HUD Publishes Final Rule on HERA Changes to Section 8
On June 25, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a final rule making changes to the Section 8 tenant-based and project-based voucher programs made by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
Lancaster Pollard White Paper Preview: Financing Options for Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing
Click Here to Download the Full White Paper There is a tremendous shortage of affordable multifamily rental housing in America today.
Clean Energy Finance 101
As innovative energy products and services come to market, so do new mechanisms to fund them. And existing funding options become more popular. This has resulted in a boom of finance jargon, especially regarding energy efficiency and renewable generation. Though many of the finance terms used in clean energy finance are similar to those used […]
HUD Multifamily Office Updates Tenant Participation Requirements
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing recently announced a revision to Section F of Housing Notice H 2012-21 “Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements” amending the current policy for tenant participation and the appeal procedures available to tenants or tenant organizations.
State News Week of June 16: OHFA Health Impact Assessment and More
Ohio Housing Finance Agency Releases the Health Impact Assessment The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) released the Health Impact Assessment, a report that examines the health implications of a proposed government policy to align affordable housing inspections.
IRS Clarifies Effect of Sequestration on Section 1603 Recipients
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Notice 2014-39 clarifying questions related to Section 1603 renewable energy cash grant recipients. The Notice provides that the Section 1603 Payment resulting from sequestration during the affected time period does not affect the amount of the Section 1603 Award or the basis of the specified energy property taken into account for purposes of determining the award.
State News Week of June 9: QAP Deadlines in Oregon, Wyoming, & More
QAP and Funding Deadlines
Green & Healthy Property Management: A Guide for Multifamily Buildings
Through our work in the Green Retrofit Initiative we learned that there are many ways to improve the energy performance of a property, maximize the health of residents, and decrease safety hazards. In creating this guide we actively engaged three CDCs and their third-party property managers to comb through applicable green and healthy goals, the […]
Senate Approps Approves $36 Billion in Discretionary Spending for HUD
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved its fiscal year (FY) 2015 Transportation-HUD spending bill by a measure of 29-1. The draft bill would provide $36 billion in discretionary spending for Housing and Urban Development programs, offsetting receipts estimated by CBO at $9.8 billion, which allows for program funding levels totaling $45.8 billion.