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Katie Buckley and Fred Baser Appointed to VHFA Board of Commissioners
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Katie Buckley of Brattleboro and Fred Baser of Bristol to VHFA’s Board of Commissioners. Until recently, Katie Buckley served as Commissioner of the DHCD. In that role she sat on VHFA’s Board as the appointed designee for Michael Schirling, Secretary of Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Buckley now works as Development Director for M&S Development, a community development management firm in Brattleboro. Buckley became the new Chair of the VHFA Board of Commissioners this month.
2019 QAP Innovation Projects Funding Announcement
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) is pleased to announce the funding awards for the Fiscal Year 2019 application round competing for Low Income Housing Tax Credits (Housing Credits) and other program resources. KHC received 30 applications requesting more than $21 million in Housing Credits and was able to fund 19 projects with $13,747,583 of 2019 Housing Credits in conjunction with $2,140,000 of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and $1,500,000 of Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF).
MassHousing Provides $25 Million in Financing for Latest Phase of Rental Housing Development at Olmsted Green in Mattapan
MassHousing is providing $25 million in affordable housing financing to Lena New Boston, to support the latest phase of rental housing development at Olmsted Green in Mattapan. With the MassHousing financing, Lena New Boston, a partnership between Lena Park Community Development Corporation and the New Boston Fund, will advance the latest phase of Olmsted Green, and construct 100 new units of mixed-income rental housing, including 40 new workforce housing units.
Crapo Releases Housing Finance Reform Plan Outline
Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) earlier today released an outline for housing finance reform legislation. In a statement accompanying the release, Crapo calls on Congress and the Administration to “expeditiously fix our flawed housing finance system” and lays out his priorities for reform: protecting taxpayers from risk, preserving the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, increasing competition, and promoting access to affordable housing.
Chairman Crapo Releases Outline for Housing Finance Reform
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released an outline for housing finance reform legislation. The outline incorporates elements of many plans and...
Washington Report | February 1, 2019
On January 24, Politico reported that, in a recording of a January 17 staff meeting at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), acting director Joseph Otting (who also serves as...
HUD Secretary Carson Announces Agreement to Address Longstanding Issues at NYCHA
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced an agreement with the City of New York and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to provide a new...
HUD and Census Bureau Report New Residential Sales in November 2018
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for November 2018.
Boston Public Housing Community Will Undergo Extensive Renovation With $14 Million in MassHousing Financing
MassHousing has closed on $14 million in financing to Beacon Communities LLC for the rehabilitation and preservation of affordability at the 72-unit Camden Apartments in Boston. The Camden Apartments is a state-aided public housing community currently operated by the Boston Housing Authority (BHA). As part of its ongoing effort to modernize public housing across Boston, the BHA has designated Beacon Communities to redevelop the Camden Apartments property.
Investment Focus on Affordable Housing Expanding Among Opportunity Zone Fund Managers
WASHINGTON, DC — The potential for billions of dollars in new investment in affordable housing through Opportunity Zones is growing, according to new analysis by the National Council of State...
Crapo Outlines Banking Committee Agenda for 116th Congress
WASHINGTON – Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has outlined his committee agenda for the 116th Congress. The Committee will continue to identify and move bipartisan legislative...
SDHDA Hosting Meetings to Identify Housing and Community Development Priorities
South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), will be hosting a public meeting to discuss housing and community development priorities. The meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide their comments, suggestions and ideas for how state and federal dollars should be utilized for housing and community development. All housing and community development initiatives and policies are then outlined in the program allocation plans, outlining how SDHDA and GOED will administer the financing programs.
