From KXAN Greg Casar, an Austin City Council Member serving District 4 introduced a resolution that suggests an easing of building restrictions in situations that would lead to affordable housing. Buildings with plans to make at least 50 percent of its units...
From Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN — Rents aimed at low-income residents have been set for the city’s first high-rise apartment development. All of Baxter Lofts’ 24 units will be rented as affordable housing, following the U.S. Department of Urban Development’s...
From Austin Monitor The City of Austin is looking for ways to increase funding for affordable housing in a section of East Austin that is experiencing gentrification at a rapid pace. Council approved a change to the existing homestead preservation district, whose...
From NCSHA Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released an outline for housing finance reform legislation. The outline incorporates elements of many plans and principles for housing finance reform legislation that have been discussed by...
From Community Impact More than $909 million of federal funds was accepted by the Harris County Commissioners at a Jan. 29 meeting. The money will go to aid in the rebuilding and repair of homes damaged during Hurricane Harvey. Funds will also be dispersed to to...
From The Facts Brazoria County is continuing to deal with housing, labor and water problems. Gary Basinger, president and CEO of the Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County, discussed these issues at a recent Associated Builders and Contractors Texas Gulf...
From Community Impact Elysium Grand, a 90-unit apartment complex at 3300 Oak Creek Drive, Austin, will be available by December 2019. The complex, a Saigebrook Development community, has 69 affordable housing units from studio and one to three bedrooms, a...
From Multi-Housing News Media and industry conversations are ripe with talk about the vast and rising need for middle-income and workforce housing. Our declaration, in opposition to the common narrative of middle-income housing projects, is that it can and does...
From PR Newswire Hunt Real Estate Capital, a leader in financing commercial real estate throughout the United States, announced today it provided a Fannie Mae affordable multifamily loan in the amount of $19.5 million to finance the acquisition of a multifamily...
From Affordable Housing Finance Industry players embrace Opportunity Zone incentive. Out of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act came a new community development tool aimed at spurring investment in low-income neighborhoods. With high hopes, many in the affordable...
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