HUD

ICAST’s IRA & BIL Instant Benefit Estimate Calculator is now available on NH&RA’s website under the Resources section.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is requesting public comments and feedback by November 6 to determine whether it should continue its “hold harmless” policy by maintaining local Section 8 income limits at the previously published level in cases where HUD’s estimate of area median family income or housing cost adjustment data, or changes in calculation methodology, would lead to a reduction in the income limit from the previous year.

A new AARP report co-authored by the National Housing Trust and Reconnecting America has found that more than 250,000 privately-owned, federally subsidized apartments exist within walking distance to quality transit in 20 metro areas.

HUD has issued a notice designating its annual “Difficult Development Areas” (DDAs) and “Qualified Census Tracts” (QCTs) for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

HUD has published a Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB for the Green Retrofit Program of the American Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released final fair market rents (FMR) for Fiscal Year 2010, used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher program.

The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has published its draft strategic housing plan to provide a clear framework for policy and operation decisions at FHFC.