In Texas the report shows that the number of households that were moderately or severely housing cost burdened has grown from 1.3 million in 2008 to over 1.7 million by 2018.
The Houston Housing Authority aims to build two mixed-income multifamily apartment communities in Houston's rapidly changing East End neighborhood. The area has historically provided relatively affordable housing for what has long been where many of the city's minority residents reside.
State Sen. Eddie Lucio is inviting the general public to testify in front of the Texas Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) on issues such as affordable housing and infrastructure resiliency. Sen. Lucio chairs the Senate IGR Committee. TAAHP Executive Director Roger Arriaga and TAAHP members were invited to take provide expert testimony that could offer insight into measures that would increase the supply of affordable housing in Texas.
Plans call for income-restricted, multi-family affordable housing in Round Rock, TX, which residents must earn an overall average of 60 percent of the area median income.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce the reappointment of five members of its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (the Council)
The NRP Group and equity partner World Premier Investments began constructing a new Houston affordable housing multifamily development. The Exchange, a 300-unit multifamily apartment community on Houston’s near north side is situated in an Opportunity Zone.
From Community Impact Members of the Houston Apartment Association were told by local economist Steve Spillette, president of Community Development Strategies, that with the trouble in the oil and gas industry is facing, he expects an affordable housing shortage in...
In a recent Forbes.com article, author Richard Burns aptly outlines the benefits for both investors and the community.
On December 16, 2019, congressional leaders released the end of the year tax package, Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019. This bill includes federal tax breaks for brewers, distillers, churches with parking lots, and some wind energy producers. However, last minute objections ended the possibility of any housing credit provisions from being incorporated – specifically the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - to reduce the scope of the bill in order to deliver a “skinny package.”
AMTEX Multi-Housing, LLC, closed financing and started construction on Limestone Ridge Apartments in Austin, an affordable housing community for seniors.
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