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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. 

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.  

Governor Matt Meyer signed Senate Bill 150 which establishes the Affordable Rental Housing Program to provide loans that expand affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities.  For more information, click 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 […]

Minnesota Housing is now accepting applications for a Carryover Allocation of the 2025 Housing Tax Credits. Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code requires all 9% Housing Tax Credit (HTC) projects to carryover or be placed in service by the end of the HTC year. Projects that received a 2025 reservation of 9% HTCs are […]

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released an updated tracker detailing at least $410 billion in federal funding being frozen, cancelled, or terminated by the Trump administration. The tracker lists $32.137 billion worth of programs pertaining to affordable […]

The Minnesota Housing board of directors approved more than $123 million in rental assistance for low-income families throughout Minnesota. Fifty local, regional and Tribal administrators will receive two-year grants to provide direct assistance to eligible families.   Bring It Home Rental Assistance was one of several programs created during the 2023 legislative session to address affordable […]

Governor Wes Moore signed an executi​ve order​ to increase housing production across the state. Why It Matters: This executive order is part of a plan to address Maryland’s 96,000 unit housing shortage across the state.

Housing New Mexico announced a new process for gathering public comment on environmental review projects related to federally funded housing and community development projects.  Beginning in September, Housing New Mexico will publish environmental review legal notices on its website in compliance with updated U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations.  The move from newspaper-only publication […]

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 at 10 a.m. EST for the nominations of: The hearing was dominated by questions for the nominee for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Dr. Stephan Miran, with only brief mentions of housing from Senators Cortez […]

Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), Chair of the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, announced he hopes to hold an October markup for the HOME Reform Act of 2025, a bipartisan proposal to modernize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program for the first time since 1992. In Context: In late July, Chairman Flood held a hearing for the […]

During its August meeting, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Board approved the Michigan Housing Accelerator Fund, a new resource to expand affordable housing through investment in the development of mixed-income units.  The Michigan Housing Accelerator Fund will provide financing options to assist in the development of mixed-income projects by bridging financing gaps through […]