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Last week, Congress failed to pass two competing continuing resolutions (CRs) to fund the government beyond the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025. What’s Next: Senator Thune (R-SD) is expected to force a second vote on the House CR on Monday, September 29. The Senate is out on recess this week; Senators […]

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) announced Friends of the Family and Iowa Legal Aid as winners of its second annual Innovation in Homelessness Pitch Competition. The event took place at the Housing Iowa Conference in Cedar Rapids last week, awarding a total of nearly $200,000 to groundbreaking initiatives that otherwise may not have been possible.  […]

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) announced in late July that it awarded over $25 million in annual 9% federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), which will lead to the construction and rehabilitation of 988 affordable housing units in the state. These credits are expected to generate a total of $250 million over the […]

The PHFA is issuing a Request for Proposals soliciting applications from organizations for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing across the commonwealth. Funding for this RFP is being provided through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund. The total PHARE funding available this year exceeds $85 million.  To date, $435 […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved financing from various programs to support six housing developments to create or preserve affordable housing units throughout the state.  The developments that received Board approvals for funding are:  Central  Northeast  Southwest 

The proposed 2026 Action Plan will be available for public comment from October 1 to 31, 2025, on the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation website. Limited hard copies will be available at the public hearing site and upon request. Please direct written comments to the attention of the Consolidated Plan, at the address listed below.  Estimated resources available […]

Yardi Matrix released their National Affordable Housing Report which compares rents between market rate and fully affordable housing units in their database. By The Numbers: The database encompasses 120,000 multifamily properties (26,000 fully affordable) and 23 million units (3.5 million fully affordable).

NH&RA released a new resource map to track state policies implementing the 25 percent financed-by bond test. Click here to access the full list of state policies. Please email Ilana Morof with any additional policies.

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island granted a temporary restraining order (TRO), blocking the Trump administration from altering criteria for $75 million in federal funds designated to build permanent supportive housing. Go Deeper: HUD announced new criteria for the Continuum of Care (COC) Builds Funds on September 5 that align with President Trump’s […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) noticed a public hearing to receive comments for the first draft of the 2026 HDGF Guidelines. The time and call-in information for the hearing is Friday, September 19, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Access the meeting link here.  

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced the commitment of $291 million in funding to support the development of 1,171 new affordable homes across the state. This milestone, approved by the Housing Stability Council (HSC), includes funding for 12 projects that will serve a wide range of Oregonians, including older adults, veterans, families exiting homelessness, agricultural workers, and […]

The final draft of the 2026 Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) is now available on the OHFA website.  View and download all 2026 QAP Materials  This final draft will be taken to the September 24 Trustees meeting for approval.