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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.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Announces NOFA for New Mental Health Housing Funds

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) has released its 2016 NOFA for the new Mental Health Housing funds. This is a new funding source with differing requirements and scoring from other OHCS funding programs. A scoring committee will competitively score 4 sections of the application.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Hosts Next Housing Stability Council Meeting Friday, July 8th

The meeting will be held at 725 Summer St NE, in Conference Room 124. You may join the meeting by phone using the following dial-in information…

QAP Oregon

Oregon Releases Revised LIHTC and HOME NOFAs and Hosts Training

As of June 30, 2016, Oregon Housing and Community Services has revised its LIHTC and HOME NOFAs. The numbers in bold below are the new updated amounts with the originally reported numbers directly below them in parentheses (see also the original story below).

QAP Oregon

Oregon Finalizes 2016 QAP, Develops 2-Step Application for 4% LIHTC

Oregon Housing Stability Council announced that the 2016 Qualified Allocation Plan has been signed by the state’s governor. 4% LIHTC applications are funded on an ongoing basis. OHSC has developed a new 2-step application process to give predictability over the timing of the 2016 QAP taking effect.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Considers Proposal to Make Vertical Housing Program Rules Permanent

The proposed administrative rules create the program criteria for the Vertical Housing Development Program, which provides local jurisdictions with the opportunity to create vertical housing zones and developers to create vertical housing which is exempt from property taxes. The proposed administrative rules create the program criteria for the Vertical Housing Development Program, which provides local jurisdictions with the opportunity to create vertical housing zones and developers to create vertical housing which is exempt from property taxes. People interested in providing oral or written comments on the proposed rules are invited to attend a public hearing on April 27, 2016.

QAP Oregon

Oregon 2016 QAP Available for Comment until Feb 10

OHCS will accept comments on the 2016 Draft Qualified Allocation Plan from January 11 through February 10, 2016. A Public Hearing on the 2016 Plan will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Presents 2016 QAP Draft to Housing Stability Council

The draft will be presented to the Housing Stability Council on Friday, January 8, 2015. If the Housing Stability Council approves, OHCS will open a formal, 30-day, public comment period.

QAP Oregon

New Oregon Law Keeps Non-Profit Developers Abreast of Surplus Land

If your organization is a non-profit organization and you develop housing for families and individuals with low incomes, and you are interested in receiving notices of potential surplus land you can sign up with OHCS.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Releases Latest Draft of QAP

Oregon Housing and Community Services released the latest draft of its Qualified Allocation Plan. This draft will be presented to the Housing Stability Council on Friday, January 8, 2015.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Delays 2016 QAP Public Comment Period

OHCS will not be posting the 2016 QAP for formal public comment that was anticipated to occur on November 9th, 2015 and the public hearing on the 2016 QAP which was scheduled for Monday, November 16, 2015 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. has been cancelled until further notice.

QAP Oregon

Oregon Announces New Funding for Veterans Housing

Oregon Housing and Community Services announced two new affordable housing projects to serve veterans in Oregon, Victory Place in Medford and Victory Commons in Klamath Falls.

QAP Washington

IRS Divides $2.59M of Unused 2015 LIHTCs Among 30 States

The Internal Revenue Service divided $2.59 million in unused Low Income Housing Tax Credits from calendar year 2015 among 30 states.

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