The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA), one of FLAG’s longstanding federal priorities, has reached a major milestone with more than 200 bipartisan cosponsors in Congress. Support remains evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, reflecting...
The Annex Group is developing a $91 million mixed-income housing project in San Antonio, called Central at Commerce, located at 1231 E. Commerce St. The development will include 279 units with one to three bedrooms, offering rents between 30% and 70% of the area...
In alignment with the OBB, FHFA has doubled the annual Housing Credit investment cap to $2 billion each for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for a total of $4 billion. Half is reserved for difficult-to-serve markets, with at least 20% of that portion dedicated to rural...
Los Arcos at VIDA highlights how San Antonio uses federal HOME and CDBG funds to create high-quality affordable housing, but proposed federal cuts to these programs threaten future projects. City officials and developers warn that without this critical gap funding,...
On Friday, July 4th, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1)—a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes the most substantial expansion of federal affordable housing resources in 25 years. The bill passed narrowly 217–214, with...
Rising insurance premiums are severely impacting affordable housing developers in Texas, including Blazer Building, which saw its insurance costs triple since 2020. Developers are being forced to scale back plans or sell properties, as insurance expenses outpace...
On March 17th, an editorial was released in the Dallas Morning News entitled "On Housing, Mayor Is Right On The Money." The article details Mayor Eric Johnson's testimony to the US Senate. On March 24th, a response was issued in the same publication. Read full...
Director Roger Arriaga responds to article in the Houston Chronicle, "Who’s cashing in big on Houston’s affordable housing system? Not the renters." (Read original article here.) "Regarding "Who’s cashing in big on Houston’s affordable housing system? Not the...
According to housingfinance.com, fair housing organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following the termination of key funding. Relman Colfax, a civil rights...
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