News

As part of NCAHMA’s ongoing service to its membership, we have compiled the following summary report of NCAHMA’s recent committee activity.

Louisiana Housing Finance Agency will hold a public hearing to obtain public comments on the proposed 2011 Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) annual grant application.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has scheduled a series of webinars through its Technical Assistance Program.

President Obama last week signed into law the sixth continuing resolution (H.J. Res. 48) for the fiscal year 2011 federal budget.

Last week, Senate and House Committees took up discussions about proposals to reform the nation’s housing finance system.

HUD has issued its revised Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for adjustment of contract rents on assistance contract anniversaries.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has issued a new report titled “Does Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Hurt Nearby Schools?”

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued new policy guidance informing states that they are not to exclude multifamily housing in their plans for spending Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funds.

HUD’s Economic and Market Analysis Division has released a Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis of the Montgomery, Alabama market area.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research has added an affordable rental housing partnerships page to its HUD USER website.

President Obama on Friday signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. The House last week passed the bill by a vote of 277-148. The Senate approved the bill on December 15 by a vote of 81-19.

Congressman Brian Higgins recently sent a letter to the National Park Service encouraging the service to review its interpretations of the Secretary Standards for Historic Rehabilitation.