Freddie Mac released this white paper,” Affordable Housing in High Opportunity Areas,” as a part of an eight-part series highlighting use of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in underserved markets. The series is part of Freddie Mac’s Duty-to-Serve plan to expand rental and homeownership opportunities in historically underserved markets. View Document […]
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The Opportunity Zone Fund Directory is a compilation of Opportunity Zone funding opportunities. This resource provides descriptions and contact information for publicly-announced funds that have been formed for the purpose of attracting investment in Opportunity Zones. NCSHA is tracking only multi-project opportunity funds. NCSHA will update the directory regularly and invites funds to submit details for inclusion […]
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NCSHA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the state Housing Finance Agencies, regarding the department’s proposed rule making amendments to the Single Family Housing Direct Home Loan Program and the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). NCSHA strongly supports the proposal to establish a two-tier income banding structure […]
NCSHA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the state Housing Finance Agencies, regarding the department’s request for information on the maximum interest rate for single-family loans insured through USDA’s Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). View Document […]
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NCSHA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the opportunity to respond the their proposed rule that would amend the loss claims and loss mitigation processes for loans originated through USDA’s Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program. NCSHA believes that the proposed changes could help expedite the loss claims process, reduce costs […]
Freddie Mac released this white paper,”LIHTC in Indian Areas,” as a part of an eight-part series highlighting use of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in underserved markets. The series is part of Freddie Mac’s Duty-to-Serve plan to expand rental and homeownership opportunities in historically underserved markets. View Document […]
Freddie Mac released this white paper,”LIHTC in Middle Appalachia,” as a part of an eight-part series highlighting use of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in underserved markets. The series is part of Freddie Mac’s Duty-to-Serve plan to expand rental and homeownership opportunities in historically underserved markets. View Document […]
At NCSHA’s 2018 Annual Conference, NCSHA’s Opportunity Zone Focus Group approved a letter to the Internal Revenue Service requesting guidance on implementation of Opportunity Zone (OZ) provisions in the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The letter encourages IRS to provide guidance clarifying that residential real estate property qualifies as OZ property, […]
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October 19, 2018, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations providing guidance on the Opportunity Zone (OZ) provisions of Internal Revenue Code section 1400Z-2. The proposed regulations address the type of gains that may be deferred by qualified opportunity fund (QOF) investors, the time by which corresponding amounts must be invested in QOFs, and the manner […]
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