Ohio

The first draft of the 2026–2027 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) – Technical Amendment, along with the updated data and maps from the Urban Institute have been posted on the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s (OHFA’s) website. OHFA will accept comments on the Technical Amendment draft through 5 p.m. on […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is hosting a Multifamily Committee Meeting on July 9 at 10:30 am ET at Second Floor, Roger McCauley Board Room, 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43231. The public can attend in person or virtually through the designated conference lines.  MULTIFAMILY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA I. Approval of the Minutes II. […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has issued Design & Architectural Standards (DAS) Bulletin 2026.1 with updates to the current DAS and Affordable Assisted Living Guidelines, effective July 1, 2026 for projects that are in all phases of development from application to submission of IRS Form 8609.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved financing from various programs to support seven housing developments to create or preserve affordable housing units throughout the state. The developments that received Board approvals for funding are:

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is hosting its board and committee meetings on Thursday, June 18. Those wishing to attend can do so in person or virtually. In Person: Second Floor Meeting Rooms (see below), 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43231  Virtually:  9:15 a.m. – Finance Committee Meeting (Pat Cash Isaacson Committee Room 201) […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) announced projects receiving conditional commitments for the 2026 Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) at the Board meeting today. The LIHTC program provides tax credits to developers to assist in the creation or rehabilitation of rental housing for low- to moderate-income Ohioans.   This year, 25 Ohio developments creating or preserving […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved financing from various programs to support 13 housing developments to create or preserve affordable housing units throughout the state. The developments that received Board approvals for funding are: CENTRAL Opportunity Pointe I: Co-developers Woda Cooper Development, Inc., and Columbus State Community Partners received approval of a $1.75 […]

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is seeking feedback on the draft 2027 Design and Architectural Standards (DAS) until June 29, 2026. Comments may be submitted to [email protected]. OHFA will present the draft 2027 DAS at the June Multifamily Committee meeting on June 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. To attend the meeting virtually, please register […]

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 […]

The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) with Ohio LIHTC Affordable Housing Funding Application (AHFA) is now available. Updates have been made to the Ohio LIHTC AHFA for SFY 2027.   Applicants in the 4% LIHTC with Ohio LIHTC must use the most recently posted AHFA. OHFA will not accept AHFAs from […]

Request for Proposal for Environmental Review Consultant(s):   OHFA is seeking a combined Qualification Statement and a Proposal to Perform Services from qualified independent firms to conduct environmental reviews for HOME, HOME-ARP, CDBG-DR, FHA Risk Share, NHTF, 811 PRA, and OHTF-funded projects in accordance with state and federal requirements and as specified in this RFP. These […]

The final SFY 2027 Ohio LIHTC guidelines have been posted on the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s website at this link. The OHFA has also created an interactive map to visualize the geographic scoring distributions.