National Council of State Housing Agencies
NCSHA Announces New Board of Directors
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) held its 2018 Board election on October 14 in Austin during the association’s 48th Annual Conference & Showplace.
NCSHA Statement on GAO Report on Housing Credit Development Costs
The National Council of State Housing Agencies commends the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its evenhanded analysis of development costs of affordable multifamily properties financed by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) program entitled “Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Improved Data and Oversight Would Strengthen Cost Assessment and Fraud Risk Management.”
NCSHA Executive Director and HFA Programs Featured in July Edition of “The Down Payment Report”
The July edition of “The Down Payment Report” features an interview with NCSHA Executive Director Stockton Williams and coverage of HFAs meeting the demand for down payment assistance in their states.
Senator Heller Introduces Renters Tax Credit for Seniors
Senate Finance Committee member Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced the Seniors Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act, S. 3580, which would establish a tax credit for owners of multifamily rental property who agree to rent to extremely low-income seniors.
NCSHA Comment to HUD Supports Data-Based Fair Housing Planning
This week, NCSHA submitted comments to HUD in response to the Department’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on streamlining and enhancing its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Final Rule.
17 HFAs Awarded HUD Housing Counseling Grants for FY 2018
HUD announced today the recipients of $47 million in Housing Counseling program grants for fiscal year (FY) 2018. HUD’s announcement says the funding will go to 255 different housing counseling agencies, including 17 state HFAs, who combined will receive just over $9 million in grants.
Florida Channel Interviews Trey Price, Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s Executive Director
The Florida Channel aired a special interview with Trey Price, Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s Executive Director. Topics
State of Maryland Awards $9.75 Million for Inner Beltway Revitalization
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced Fiscal Year 2019 awards for two revitalization programs that support redevelopment in communities within the Baltimore and Capital beltways.
MassHousing Closes on $24.7 Million in Financing for New, 98-Unit, Mixed-Income Housing Community in Cambridge
MassHousing has closed on $24.7 million in affordable housing financing to the non-profit Homeowners Rehab, Inc. (HRI), for the construction of the 98-unit Concord Highlands apartments in Cambridge. Concord Highlands will be the largest affordable housing community to be built in Cambridge in 40 years.
