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NH&RA News

NH&RA Hosts ICAST IRA & BIL Instant Benefit Estimate Calculator

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

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Carbon Monoxide Requirement for HUD-Assisted Properties Becomes Effective

Effective as of Dec. 27, 2022, all HUD-assisted rental properties with carbon monoxide sources, such as fuel-burning appliances or attached garages, must have a carbon monoxide device. More details can be found in PIH and Housing Notice 2022-01. PHAs still purchasing devices can consider Lowe’s partnership with OMNIA Partners to provide government agencies and nonprofits contract savings at the time of purchase, with no minimum order required.

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HUD Releases 2023 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors

HUD released the 2023 operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based rental assistance with an anniversary date on or after Feb. 11, 2023.

General News

JCHS: Service Coordinators Improved Resident Resilience During the Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, service coordinators increased the capacity of a large and diffuse inter-organizational network to support lower-income older adults.

HUD

HUD Updates Workbook to Determine Eligibility for RAD/Section 18 Construction Blend, OZ Rent Boost

HUD updated a workbook that allows public housing authorities (PHAs) to assess the eligibility of a proposed rehabilitation of a property for a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)/Section 18 construction blend or an opportunity zones (OZ) rent boost.

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HUD Hosts NSPIRE Get Ready Session – Nov. 21

HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) is hosting a NSPIRE Get Ready industry session.

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HUD Announces $148 Million Available for COVID-19 Expenses in Assisted Multifamily Properties

HUD announced a new application period for COVID-19 Supplemental Payment (CSP) funding.

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HUD Seeks Feedback on Potential Changes to How Section 811, 202 Properties Convert Under RAD

HUD is seeking feedback on potential changes to the current notice that guides how properties assisted under the Section 811 assisted housing program for persons with disabilities can be converted through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

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HUD Designates DDAs, QCTs for 2023

HUD published a Federal Register notice designating 2023 difficult development areas (DDAs) and qualified census tracts (QCTs).

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The Hill: The U.S. Has an Affordable Housing Shortage. Here’s What Congress Can Do To Fix It

In an Op-Ed in The Hill, Rachel Fee with the New York Housing Conference calls on Congress to exempt affordable housing from private activity bond cap. “By ex

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Secretaries Fudge and Yellen Tout President Biden’s Plan to Boost Affordable Housing

An op-ed by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge calls President Biden’s plan to boost affordable housing both unprecedented and necessary.

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HUD Releases Guide on Increasing Supply of New Affordable Housing

A new guide from HUD, Increasing the Supply of New Affordable Housing: Quick Guide to Using HUD’s Community Planning and Development (CPD) Programs, details funding sources available for affordable housing and provides case studies.

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RAD Achieves $15 Billion in Construction Investment Milestone

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced that construction investment for affordable housing preservation through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program has surpassed $15 billion since the program’s inception in 2013.

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