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The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has released its draft 2011 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and a self-scoring exhibit for its low-income housing tax credit program.

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently posted a memo that provides a status report on possible changes to its 2011 low-income housing tax credit policy.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has released the updated Economic Development Financing Packet. The resource contains information about various federal, state, and local financing programs, governed by various state departments and other public entities, that directly or indirectly benefit Georgia businesses.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) has issued a memorandum to low-income housing tax credit property owners and managers announcing new policy changes for its 2010 compliance monitoring program.

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) has adopted emergency rules for projects funded by the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) and Section 1602 Exchange Program, effective immediately.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released maps of American Housing Survey (AHS) metropolitan zones through its HUD USER website.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released a Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis for the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina market area.

The United State’s Senate has issued a substitute amendment for HR 4213, “American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.”Â The Senate is currently scheduled to debate HR 4213 this week. Most of the housing related provisions from the House version remain unchanged, with the exception of a change to the taxation of carried interest provisions. Major features of the amendment include…

National Housing & Rehabilitation Association is pleased to announce that it has released all PowerPoint slide presentations from the 2010 Summer Institute & Pre-Conference Symposium on New Markets Tax Credits.

The Obama Administration this week announced a national conference in Washington, DC on August 17 that will help provide critical public input relating to its ongoing work to develop a comprehensive housing finance reform proposal.

A monthly newsletter covering sustainable community planning and development is available free of charge from Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC).

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) recently released the draft legislative text of the Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010.