HUD
UPDATE: Senate Committee Advances Housing Finance Reform Measure
The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, May 15 endorsed the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1217), by a bipartisan vote of 13-9.
Covering The Gap: Utility Allowances and Innovative Strategies to Pursue Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Topics include: -What is a utility allowance and why they important? -Methods for UA calculation -Complexities and barriers to increased rents -Workaround and potential solutions -On bill repayment Download
House THUD Subcommittee Proposes Cuts to HUD Programs; CNI and HOME Programs Impacted
The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation-HUD (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee on May 5, 2014 released its draft fiscal year (FY) 2015 appropriations legislation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
State News Week of May 5, 2014
QAP Deadlines
Minnesota: Minnesota Housing announced the availability of an estimated $70 million in funding through the 2014 consolidated Request for Proposals (RFP) and $12.5 million in 2015 Housing Tax Credits (Round 1).
Household Energy Bills and Subsidized Housing
Household energy consumption is crucial to national energy policy. This article analyzes how the rules covering utility costs in the four major federal housing assistance programs alter landlord and tenant incentives for energy efficiency investment and conservation. We conclude that, relative to market-rate housing, assistance programs provide less incentive to landlords and tenants for energy […]
Comparing Tenant Versus Owner Paid Rules Governing Utility Allowances
A utility allowance table for Project-Based Section 8 comparing tenant versus owner paid rules governing utility allowances. Download
Retrofitting existing HUD subsidized, privately owned affordable housing—a literature review of research that demonstrates job creation as a result of greening multifamily buildings.
Retrofitting existing HUD subsidized, privately owned affordable housing—a literature review of research that demonstrates job creation as a result of greening multifamily buildings. Download
HUD Announces Modification to Multifamily Transformation Process
Deputy Assistant Secretary Ben Metcalf from HUD recently announced changes to the Multifamily Housing Transformation, an agency plan for modernizing the HUD business model, involving Asset Management.