HFA News
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development: CDBG Awards Grant Awards as Part of Homelessness Initiative
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced the recipients of special Fiscal Year 2018 grants through the Community Development Block Grant program.
Colorado’s State’s Housing Needs Drive Record Activity at CHFA
The need for affordable housing in Colorado has reached new heights and was reflected in record levels of production at Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) in 2017. CHFA, which invests in programs to support affordable homeownership and affordable rental housing, helped more than 8,000 Coloradans become homeowners, and supported the development or preservation of more than 6,000 units of affordable rental housing in 2017.
MassHousing Names Chrystal Kornegay Executive Director
MassHousing’s Board of Directors voted to appoint Chrystal Kornegay as the Agency’s Executive Director. Kornegay, who currently serves the Baker-Polito Administration as Undersecretary of Housing and Community Development, will assume the Executive Director role following a brief transition period.
WHEDA Issues $110 Million Housing Revenue Bond
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) issued a $110 million Housing Revenue Bond to finance rental housing developments currently in its loan closing pipeline.
Statewide South Dakota Homeless Count to be Conducted in January
South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium (SDHHC), an affiliate of South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), will conduct its annual statewide Point-In-Time (PIT) homeless count.
North Dakota HFA Board Members Appointed
The North Dakota Industrial Commission made three new appointments to North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s citizen advisory board in December.
Vermont HFA Introduces Sustainability Bonds to Deliver More Affordable Housing to Vermonters In Need
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners approved plans to sell $37 million of bonds during the week of January 8, 2018 as the first Sustainability Bonds to be issued in the State of Vermont.
PA Governor Wolf Announced Tax Credits to Revitalize ‘Mill 19’ – Site of Former Steel Mill in Hazelwood
Governor Tom Wolf announced that Commonwealth Cornerstone Group (CCG) has completed a $15 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing transaction that will support the adaptive reuse and redevelopment of ''Mill 19,'' a riverfront brownfield site that is part of the planned Hazelwood Green project in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood community.
DCHFA Financing Preserves Affordable Housing in Chinatown
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) issued $39 million in bond financing for the preservation of Wah Luck House Apartments (800 6th Street NW).
