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MassHousing Closes on $16.8 Million in Financing for the Adaptive Reuse of the Zelma Lacey House in Charlestown for Senior Citizens
MassHousing has closed on $16.8 million in affordable housing financing to the non-profit Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative (AHSC) and Peabody Properties, for the redevelopment of a three-story Charlestown property into 48 units of affordable, independent living housing for senior citizens.
Iowa Finance Authority and Iowa Association of REALTORS® Announce Inaugural Iowa Homeownership Incubator Competition
The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Association of REALTORS® (IAR) today announced the inaugural Iowa Homeownership Incubator. The Incubator is a challenge to Iowa lending institutions and real estate professionals to think innovatively about advancing financial literacy around homeownership among all Iowans, with the winning idea receiving $20,000 to implement.
Bell Testifies on Behalf of NCSHA at Senate Hearing on Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON, DC — Oregon Housing and Community Services Executive Director Andrea Bell represented the nation’s state housing finance agencies (HFAs) today at a hearing before the Senate Finance...
Funding Available for the Development of Affordable Housing
South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is inviting developers to submit applications for funding for the development of affordable housing. Funding can be utilized to assist communities in addressing their local housing needs.
NCSHA Washington Report | July 15, 2022
As Covid’s most immediate impacts on the geography of housing demand come into clearer view, the longer-term implications remain uncertain, and hugely consequential, for regional economies and...
Pritzker Administration Awards $12 Million in Rebuild Illinois Funds for Affordable Housing Preservation
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board announced today conditional awards totaling nearly $12 million in Rebuild Illinois funding that will provide critical improvements to 27 affordable housing developments throughout Illinois.
WHEDA Awarded $7.5 Million from Capital Magnet Fund
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund has awarded the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority a Capital Magnet Fund grant of $7.5 million.
Agency Accepting Affordable Housing Development and Assistance Program Applications
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) is currently accepting applications for affordable rental housing development assistance and funding for homeownership and rental assistance programs for low-income households.
CalHFA Celebrates Helping Thousands of California Homebuyers
The California Housing Finance Agency is pleased to announce that it surpassed its lending goal of $2 billion for Fiscal Year 2021-22, helping more than 5,600 California buy their first home.
DCHFA’s Investment Expands Affordable Housing in Ward 4
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) closed out the month of June by financing the construction of Shepherd Park Apartments. On June 30, 2022, DCHFA issued $16.3 million in tax exempt bonds and underwrote $1.8 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the construction of 66 new affordable apartments at 7428 Georgia Avenue NW in Ward 4.
Confidence in VHFA Bonds Increases Ahead of Bond Sale
Strong financial performance contributed to a rating upgrade from Aa2 to Aa1 for Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA)'s multiple purpose social bonds from Moody's Investor Service last week. Aa1 is the second highest possible rating from Moody’s.
NCSHA Washington Report | July 8, 2022
While we were gone… The House Appropriations Committee approved funding for HUD’s next fiscal year that’s 17 percent higher than this year’s level. The committee’s bill includes $1.7...
