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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.

New Jersey

HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Maryland Victims

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Maryland and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters who have been displaced or whose residences are uninhabitable as a result of Tropical Storm Lee.

New Jersey

HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for New Jersey Victims

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Jersey and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters who have been displaced or whose residences are uninhabitable as a result of Tropical Storm Lee.

New Jersey

New Jersey Extends Moratorium on Non-Residential Fees

Acting New Jersey Governor Kim Guadagno on Wednesday signed legislation that extends the moratorium on the imposition of fees on non-residential construction projects.

Mississippi

HUD Releases Three New Housing Market Reports

HUD’s Economic and Market Analysis Division has prepared three new Comprehensive Housing Market Analyses for the following markets

New Jersey

New Jersey Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing

After more than a year of deliberating, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has announced that the state is abolishing its Council on Affordable Housing, which previously enforced the state’s affordable housing obligations.

Illinois

Census Bureau & HUD Release New Housing Data Files

The Census Bureau and HUD have released new housing data files for the following Metro Areas.

New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Vetos Historic Rehab Tax Credit

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie last week vetoed a bill that would have created a state historic rehabilitation tax credit program in New Jersey.

New Jersey

HUD Market Analysis for Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

HUD’s Economic and Market Analysis Division has released a Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis for the Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey market area.

Delaware

State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Outlook for 2011

NH&RA Historic Preservation Development Council Member MacRostie Historic Advisors has posted an excellent state historic tax credit update on its website.

New Jersey

New Jersey Legislature Approves Bill To Abolish COAH; Veto Likely

Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature have approved legislation that would overhaul the state’s affordable housing system. Gov. Chris Christie has indicated that he would only sign the original version of the bill (S1), passed in June.

New Jersey

New Jersey Assembly Approves Affordable Housing Legislation

New Jersey’s State Assembly narrowly approved legislation that would modify the state’s affordable housing regulations by abolishing the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), and eliminating a 2.5 percent fee on commercial development to help pay for affordable housing.

New Jersey

NJ Assembly Considers Affordable Housing Bill

An amended New Jersey State Senate bill (S.1), which modifies the laws related to affordable housing development in the state, was passed by committee on November 8 and will now be considered by the full state Assembly.

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