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HAC Report Describes Shortage of Affordable Rural Rental Housing
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) Thursday published a report, “Rental Housing for a 21st Century Rural America: A Platform for Preservation,” discussing declining affordable rental housing options in rural areas.
NCSHA Releases Key Study of Housing Credit Development Costs
NCSHA released new independent research by Abt Associates on Housing Credit development costs across the nation.
Hogan Administration Announces Fiscal Year 2019 Community Development Block Grants
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will administer $8,162,455 in CDBG awards for 17 community development and infrastructure projects in 12 counties.
Housing Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Multifamily Housing Development Regulatory Costs
On September 5, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on “The Cost of Regulation on Affordable Multifamily Development.”
House Committee Holds Hearing on Fannie/Freddie Conservatorship; Chairman Announces Bipartisan Reform Legislation
The House Committee on Financial Services Thursday held a hearing, titled A Failure to Act: How a Decade Without GSE Reform Has Once Again Put Taxpayers at Risk, to review the 10 years since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) were placed under government conservatorship.
USDA Proposes Changes to Single-Family Loan Programs
USDA’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) today issued a proposed rule that would implement several changes to its single-family direct and guaranteed loan programs.
Federal Regulators Publish Rule to Classify Muni Bonds as High-Quality Liquid Assets
Federal banking regulators – the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve – published earlier today an interim final rule changing how municipal bonds are treated under federal liquidity standards.
Washington Report | August 31, 2018
We’ve known for a while now that a shortage of construction workers has led to higher housing costs. “Although better housing quality accounts for some of this increase, sharply higher costs...
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will administer $8,162,455 in CDBG awards for 17 community development and infrastructure projects in 12 counties.
The Hogan administration today announced funding recipients for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's most recent application round for federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits and state Rental Housing Funds.
OCC Seeks Public Comments on CRA Reform
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released today an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) soliciting public input on how it could best amend its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.
Kentucky Housing Corporation Honors Achievements in Housing Innovation
Awards honoring excellence and innovation in affordable housing were presented during the 2018 Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference in Lexington, which was held August 21-22.
Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals Underway
Construction has begun on Edwinton Place, a Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project that will offer stable housing and support services for 40 individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness in the Bismarck area.
