Federal Regulations & Notices
Court Ruling on Mortgagee Letter 2019-06 Temporary Injunction
The following document is the court ruling on Cedar Band of Paiutes; Cedar Band Corporatoin and CBC Mortgage Agency's case against FHA to file a temporary restraining order (TRO) on FHA's Mortgagee Letter 2019-16 guidance.
Memo on FY18 Shutdown Multifamily Production and Asset Management
On January 4, Lamar Seats, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, published a memo regarding FHA Multifamily Lenders regarding the impacts of the government shutdown on Multifamily FHA mortgage insurance applications and other production activities.
IRS 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan
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, and other HFA priority issues.
IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-18
IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-10, which can be found in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2018-10, modifying 2018 cost-of-living adjustments for various programs, including the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) and private activity bonds (PAB).
IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-57
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).
Final Rule Implementing Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 in HUD-Assisted Housing
In November 2017, HUD published a final rule implementing housing provisions under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) as it applies to HUD programs. The rule codifies...
IRS 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan
On November 8, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued their 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan (PGP) which lists guidance projects on which Treasury and IRS will focus during the twelve-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, and other HFA priority issues.
IRS Proposed Regulations: Investing In Qualified Opportunity Funds, October 2018
October 19, 2018, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations providing guidance on the Opportunity Zone (OZ) provisions of Internal Revenue Code section 1400Z-2.
IRS Notice 2018-45, Population Figures for Housing Credit Program
In May 2018, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-45 providing state-by-state resident population figures for purposes of determining the 2018 Housing Credit volume cap for each state. The 2018 volume cap currently is the greater of $2.70 per capita or $3,105,000 per state.
