Resources
Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide
The Multifamily Accelerated Processing Guide, the "MAP Guide," is comprehensive instruction and requirements for the origination, underwriting and endorsement ("closing") of HUD-FHA insured mortgages for multifamily properties.
NCSHA Comment Letter on IRS Housing Credit Average Income Test Proposed Rule
On December 17, 2020, NCSHA submitted this comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service in response to its proposed rule that would establish new Low Income Housing Tax Credit regulations related to the Average Income Test (AIT) minimum set-aside and modify existing regulations related to the Next Available Unit rule for purposes of implementing the AIT.
ACTION Campaign Memo to Biden-Harris Agency Review Teams
The A Call To Invest In Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Campaign sent this letter to the Biden-Harris Transition Agency Review Teams for the Departments of the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture outlining how the Biden Administration can work with ACTION to further increase affordable housing production and preservation with the Housing Credit by supporting congressional action and through regulatory changes.
HUD Updated and Revised COVID-19 Guidance Providing HOME Program TBRA Waivers
This memorandum revises and extends the suspensions and waivers issued via an April 10, 2020, memorandum to facilitate the use of HOME-Assisted Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) for Emergency and Short-Term Assistance in response to the COVID -19 pandemic. [Note: HUD separately published HOME COVID-19 guidance not related to TBRA.]
HUD Updated and Revised COVID-19 Guidance on Providing HOME Program Waivers
This memorandum revises and extends certain statutory suspensions and regulatory waivers outlined in the April 2020 memo through September 30, 2021 (the “extended wavier period”). It also adds a new statutory suspension and new regulatory waivers to enable HOME participating jurisdictions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to use HOME funds to address immediate housing needs and to help prevent the spread of the virus. [Note: HUD separately published HOME COVID-19 guidance related to TBRA.]
JCHS State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2020
This report, published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, is an annual assessment of the housing market, demographic trends, and the housing challenges faced by households in the United States.
National Sign-On Letter Supporting NCSHA Recommendations to IRS on Housing Credit COVID-19 Regulatory Relief
This letter, signed by 140 organizations from across the nation, urges IRS to enact Housing Credit COVID-19 regulatory relief requested by NCSHA in its November 16, 2020, letter to the IRS and Treasury.
NCSHA Letter to HUD on HOME COVID-19 Waivers Extension
On November 24, 2020, NCSHA sent this letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development urging immediate action to extend the temporary relief provided by the pair of April 10, 2020, memoranda on the availability of waivers and suspensions of HOME Investment Partnership program requirements and HOME-Assisted Tenant-Based Rental Assistance for Emergency and Short-Term Assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for Public and Multifamily Housing Property Inspections
This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections for public and multifamily housing properties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
