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DCHFA Finances Affordable Housing in Wards 2 and 4
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) is partnering with SOME (So Other Might Eat) by financing affordable housing in Wards 2 and 4. On April 24th, DCHFA issued $17.3 million in tax exempt bonds and underwrote $10.2 million in low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Anna Cooper House in Ward 2 and Building 17 on the campus of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Ward 4.
SDHDA Encouraging Struggling Homeowners to Reach Out to Their Loan Servicers
South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is encouraging homeowners, struggling to make their mortgage payments, to reach out to their loan servicer for payment relief options. Your loan servicer is who you make your monthly payments to and their contact information can usually be found on your mortgage statement.
DSHA Pauses Delaware Housing Assistance Program to Manage Volume, Assess Available Resources
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) is temporarily pausing application submissions for the Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DE HAP). Pausing the program will allow DSHA to explore how resources from the federal government and others may be used in the coming weeks to continue the program and respond to the ongoing high demand for assistance. It will also allow DSHA staff and community partners to process the more than 5,000 applications that have been received since the program launched on March 26.
PHFA Recognizes Its Top Lending Partners
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is honoring its top lending partners for 2019. Homebuyers across Pennsylvania work with these approved lenders for the application, processing, and closing of affordable PHFA home loans. “Thanks to the outstanding efforts of these PHFA lending partners, residents across the commonwealth have been able to realize their dream of owning a home,” said PHFA’s Executive Director and CEO Robin Wiessmann.
MassHousing Completes Workforce Housing Financing for New, 68-Unit Housing Community in Newton
MassHousing has closed on $1.3 million in affordable workforce housing financing to Austin Street Partners LLC, for the new, 68-unit 28 Austin Street in Newton, which offers 23 workforce housing apartments for lower- and moderate-income households. The recently completed 28 Austin Street development is a public-private partnership between Austin Street Partners, a joint venture of Dinosaur Capital Partners and Oaktree Development, and the City of Newton.
WHEDA Seeks Public Comment on Tax Credit Distribution Plan
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its tax credit distribution plan, including changes that would increase the positive economic, social and environmental impact of affordable housing projects while improving the competitiveness of rural developments.
Florida Housing Finance Corporation Urges Property Owners to Suspend Rent Increases During COVID-19 Pandemic
Today, Trey Price, the Executive Director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing), strongly urged property owners and managers of properties funded by Florida Housing to suspend rent increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As Floridians grapple with the COVID-19 public health emergency, the last thing they need is for landlords to increase rental payments,” said Trey Price, Executive Director of Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
DSHA Announces $9 Million in Funding Available for Downtown Development District Project Rebates
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) is accepting applications through June 1 for large project rebate reservations through the Downtown Development Districts (DDD) program. Investors who make qualified real property investments in one of 12 designated districts can apply for a rebate of up to 20 percent of eligible costs. The designated districts are: Clayton, Delaware City, Dover, Georgetown, Harrington, Laurel, Middletown, Milford, the City of New Castle, Seaford, Smyrna and Wilmington.
MassHousing Surpasses $1 Billion in Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Lending, Preserving More Than 7,400 Affordable Rental Housing Units for Massachusetts Residents
MassHousing has surpassed $1 billion in lending through the MAP program, preserving the affordability of 43 affordable housing communities since 2015 and extending affordability protections on more than 7,400 rental housing units for lower-income Massachusetts residents. Since MassHousing began executing MAP transactions, the Agency has consistently ranked among the nation’s larger MAP lenders and has built the largest MAP lending program of any state housing finance agency.
Top Loan Officers and Lenders Recognized by NHHFA for Outstanding Efforts in Assisting Homebuyers
Lenders and loan originators were recently recognized by New Hampshire Housing for helping 2,000 homebuyers find affordable homes and loans last year. The awards were given to the lending institutions and loan originators who assisted the most homebuyers through New Hampshire Housing programs in 2019.
