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State Average Income Test Policies

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The link below reflects Average Income Test policies state allocating agencies have shared with NCSHA. There may be additional states that have published policies since that date of which NCSHA is unaware. In addition, it is possible that state allocating agencies may revise their policies and not send NCSHA the revisions; therefore, we do not […]

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CBRE | A Case for Workforce Housing, a Market Perspective

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On November 30, CBRE published The Case for Workforce Housing, A Market Perspective, a report that predicts workforce housing will outperform the rest of the multifamily housing market in 2019 and will continue to be a significant opportunity for investors in multifamily housing. CBRE’s research indicates the workforce housing community, which currently encompasses almost 13.5 […]

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IRS 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan

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On November 8, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued their 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan (PGP) which lists guidance projects on which they will focus during the 12-month period from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. The PGP includes several guidance projects related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, tax-exempt Housing Bonds, […]

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IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-57

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IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2018-57, providing 2019 per-capita and small state minimum volume cap amounts for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) and Private Activity Bonds (PABs). The Housing Credit ceiling for 2019 is the greater of roughly $2.76 (specifically, $2.75625) multiplied by the state population or $3,166,875. This is a $.05 increase over […]

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Final Rule Implementing Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 in HUD-Assisted Housing

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Codifies VAWA core protections across covered HUD programs to ensure individuals are not denied assistance, evicted, or have their assistance terminated because of their status as victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, or for being affiliated with a victim. […]

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