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Post-Occupancy Evaluations for Affordable Housing Design Webinar
The Joint Center for Housing Studies is hosting a “Post-Occupancy Evaluations for Affordable Housing Design” webinar on Friday, May 15 from 12:30-2 pm ET. The role of the architect in affordable housing design typically ends at completion. Construction finishes, residents move in, and designers move on to other projects. But what happens next? How do […]
Updated VAWA Forms Available
HUD published updated Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) forms for use by Contract Administrators (CAs) and HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing staff when conducting Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs). These forms replace expired versions and are located on the HUD Forms webpage. For additional questions on the new forms, please contact your local HUD Field […]
PIH Publishes 2026 HCV Funding Allocations
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a notice implementing the FY 2026 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program’s funding allocations. While most of the content remains the same from the 2025 notice, some policy changes include: Housing Assistance Payments Administrative Fees
Trump Publicly Asks Congress To Pass 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On Monday, President Trump posted on Truth Social asking Congress to pass the Senate version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. What They’re Saying: Chairman of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Scott (R-SC), responded on X saying: “Thank you, Mr. President! By passing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, […]
NCSHA Implementing BABA in Affordable Housing Webinar – June 18
Join the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) on Thursday, June 18 from 1 – 5 pm ET to explore how Build America, Buy America (BABA) applies to HFA-administered programs. The webinar will cover core rules, key definitions, and what domestic content procurement preference requirements — also known as the Buy America Preference — […]
Specific BABA Requests
NH&RA is still advocating for BABA relief. We are looking for very specific examples — if you have any of the following, please reach out to Ilana Morof.
Secretary Turner Testifies Before House T-HUD Appropriations Committee
Secretary Turner testified before the House Transportation-Housing and Urban and Related Agencies (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee yesterday to defend the President’s FY 2027 budget. Go Deeper: Read our write-up of the President’s FY 2027 budget request in our April 8 edition. In his statement, Sec.Turner said “Taxpayer dollars are finite. Our responsibility is not. The President’s […]
Ohio Updates 4% LIHTC Application
Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) updated The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) with Ohio LIHTC Affordable Housing Funding Application (AHFA) is updated and available on Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)’s LIHTC website. Updates were made to the Ohio LIHTC AHFA since it was first posted. Changes are noted on […]
New York State Creates State Historic Tax Credit Transfer Program
Nixon Peabody wrote an analysis of the new state historic tax credit transfer program that went into effect April 23, 2026 with the publication of the Program Guideline. New York State issued procedures to allow transfer of state historic tax credits (SHTC) allowed in any given year to other entities upon issuance of a Transfer […]
Kentucky 9% LIHTC Pre-Applications Due Tomorrow; Rankings Released Friday, June 12
Kentucky Housing Corporation: Applicants intending to submit a pre-application in the upcoming 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding round are advised to retain a copy of the confirmation email received once the application has been submitted. That email notification will contain the application number (MFHC27-XXX), which is how KHC will identify the application when […]
Oregon Housing and Community Services Commits $38 Million to Preserve 30 Affordable Housing Properties
With the approval of funding for the Yards at Union Station C in Portland at Friday’s Housing Stability Council meeting, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) fully allocated its Property Stabilization Investments (PSI) program, delivering more than $38 million to stabilize 30 affordable rental housing properties across the state—in Gresham, Eugene, Hillsboro, Brookings, Springfield, Milton-Freewater, […]
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation Publishes 2026 Notice of Funding for Multifamily Rental Housing Production Programs
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) published their 2026 Notice of Funding for multifamily Rental Housing Production Programs as follows: • $2.5M – 2025 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Anticipated Maximum)• $3.1M – 2025 National Housing Trust Fund (Anticipated Maximum)• $9.5M – 2026 Federal 9% LIHTC Allocation Available (Anticipated Minimum)• $8.8M – 2026 State 9% Affordable Housing […]