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Lt. Gov. Crouch, IHCDA Announce Affordable Housing Investment
Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Board of Directors today announced the recipients of the 2023 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, which is used to incentivize private developers to fund the construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing communities throughout Indiana.
White House Announces Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability
Earlier today the White House released a fact sheet on the Biden – Harris Administration’s actions to protect renters and promote rental affordability. The actions fall into two major areas. The first is a Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights that will guide a number of federal agency actions to identify practices that unfairly treat tenants in and applicants for rental housing, including the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Finance Agency, and the Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development.
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Reaches Milestone $50 Million Awarded for Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Hometown Heroes housing assistance program has awarded more than $50 million in down payment and closing cost assistance to Florida’s hometown heroes.
Alabama Housing Finance Authority and Jefferson County Partner to Increase Emergency Rental Assistance
The Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) and Jefferson County are working together to offer an additional $25 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) for Jefferson County residents.
Alabama Housing Finance Authority and City of Huntsville Partner to Increase Emergency Rental Assistance
The Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) and City of Huntsville are working together to offer an additional $4.5 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) for Huntsville residents.
NCSHA Statement on White House Announcement on Renter Policies
The National Council of State Housing Agencies commends the Biden – Harris Administration for its continuing efforts to expand the supply of affordable housing and ensure low-income renters remain...
Raúl Torrez and Laura M. Montoya Join New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority Board
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and New Mexico State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya have joined the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) Board of Directors as Ex-offico members, after being recently elected to their leadership roles in the state.
Oregon Housing and Community Services and Oregon Department of Human Services Partner to Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) recently completed a $9 million interagency funds transfer to the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Self-Sufficiency Programs, Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program to support the housing needs of young people across Oregon.
New MaineHousing Report Looks at the State of Housing in Maine
A new report released this week by MaineHousing is meant to help both key policymakers and Maine citizens better understand the state of affordable housing development in Maine as we head into 2023.
NCSHA Washington Report | January 20, 2023
There’s still cause for cautious optimism that some of the most significant and enduring economic disruptions of the pandemic — the rise of remote work and the partial emptying of downtowns...
Application Window Opening Soon for $100M Housing Options Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today has posted the final guidelines for the $100 million Housing Options Grant Program that is intended to provide a new affordable housing development tool to PHFA’s existing portfolio of housing resources by making additional money available to create or preserve more affordable rental housing in the state.
HUD Issues Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule
Yesterday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published the much-anticipated Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) proposed rule, which would implement the statutory obligation HUD and its program participants have to affirmatively further fair housing, as required by the 1968 Fair Housing Act. The proposed rule is intended to build and improve upon HUD’s 2015 AFFH final rule adopted under the Obama Administration.
