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Massachusetts

Massachusetts Amends Tax Credit Exchange Program Guidelines

The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has amended its Tax Credit Exchange Program guidelines, effective September 25, 2009.

Illinois

Illinois Releases Draft 2010 QAP

The Illinois Housing Development Authority recently released the initial draft of its 2010 qualified allocation plan (QAP) for administering the low-income housing tax credit program.

Arkansas

Arkansas Implements Multifamily Housing Minimum Design Standards

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority has released its final 2009 Multifamily Housing Minimum Design Standards for projects receiving low-income housing tax credits.

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Senate Passes FY 2010 THUD Funding Bill

The United States Senate passed the FY-2010 the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill (HR 3228) provides $45.8 billion to HUD. The measure now awaits consideration by a conference committee to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate passed versions of the measure.

NH&RA News

NH&RA Announces 2009 Vision Awardees

National Housing & Rehabilitation Association is pleased to announce that the recipients of the Sixth Annual Vision Awards for lifetime achievement in affordable housing are Lisa B. Alberghini, president of the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. and David A. Smith, CEO of CAS Financial Advisory Services.

HUD

HUD General Counsel Helen Kanovsky to Deliver NH&RA Fall Forum Keynote

The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association is honored to announce that Helen R. Kanovsky, the new General Counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development””and a former member of NH&RA””will deliver the keynote address at our Fall Developers Forum on November 2 in Boston.

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Follow NH&RA On Twitter

We are pleased to announce NH&RA has launched a Twitter Feed. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read short messages known as tweets. We’ll be using Twitter to let our members know about the projects we are working on, provide updates on industry news and developments, live report from NH&RA and other industry meetings and much more…

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House of Representatives Passes FHA Loan Limits Bill

The US House or Representatives passed the “FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009″ (HR 3527) on a voice vote on September 15. The measure was passed unanimously under a suspension of House rules and thus did not go through the typical committee process.

HUD

Senior HUD Official To Deliver Keynote at NH&RA Fall Forum

HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Housing Investments Dominique Blom will be delivering one of the Keynote Addresses at this year’s NH&RA Fall Developers Forum in Boston, November 2-3 at the Taj Hotel. Secretary Blom oversees HUD’s Urban Revitalization – HOPE VI Division as well as its Capital Program Division. Secretary Blom is also playing a leadership role in the design of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI), a program proposed in President Obama’s FY-2010 Budget.

Massachusetts

Early Registration Extended for ’09 Fall Developers Forum

NH&RA is pleased to announce that it has extended its early registration for the 2009 Fall Developers Forum, November 2-3, 2009 at the Taj Hotel in Boston. Register by Wednesday, September 30 and save $100 off your conference registration fee.

NH&RA News

Survey On TCAP and Exchange Transactions

NH&RA is conducting a short survey of its members regarding their TCAP and/or Exchange Transactions.

HUD

HUD Publishes Guidance Tenant Protections for NSP Properties

HUD has published a new document summarizes the various tenant protection rules that apply to Neighborhood Stabilization Program properties.

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