HousingWorks’ releases 2021 District-by-District and Austin at a Glance Analysis
HousingWorks Austin published their seventh version of the Austin City Council District-by-District and Community at a Glance Housing Analysis.
Jun 9, 2022
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HUD Secretary Fudge Launches “Our Way Home” Initiative to Increase Affordable Housing Supply in Local Communities
HUD Secretary Fudge Launches “Our Way Home” Initiative to Increase Affordable Housing Supply in Local Communities
AHCIA continues to gain additional sponsors
In May, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA; S. 1136/H.R. 2573) gained co-sponsorship in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
HUD releases Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis report of Corpus Christi, Texas
Each year, HUD's Economic and Market Analysis Division prepares Comprehensive Housing Market Analyses that assist and guide HUD in its operations. Corpus Christi, Texas was one of four cities selected from around the country for HUD’s first round of the 2022...
Biden Calls for Expanding Housing Credit in Housing Supply Action Plan
Today the White House released a Housing Supply Action Plan to "ease the burden of housing costs over time, by boosting the supply of quality housing in every community" to "help close America’s housing supply shortfall in 5 years, starting with the creation and preservation of hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units in the next three years."
San Antonio voters approve $150 Million for Affordable Housing
San Antonio voters approve $150 Million for Affordable Housing. Proposition F included $150 million for affordable housing to include $35 million to buy and build rental housing, $45 million to help homeowners repair their homes, $40 million for acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing $25 million for supportive housing services and $5 million for home construction.
IRS publishes new resident population figures impacting 2022 housing tax credit allocation
A 12.5 percent increase in 9 percent allocations enacted in the 2018 omnibus spending bill has expired for the calendar year 2022, causing a decrease nationwide in the 2022 9% population-based LIHTC allocations.
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act Gains Additional Bipartisan Support in the House
On March 9, ten new members of the House of Representatives signed on as cosponsors to the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act.
TAAHP signs letter urging Congress to amend COVID State & Local Recovery Fund to preserve LIHTC Housing
On April 12, TAAHP signed on to the letter sent to Congress by NCHSA and signed by 82 organizations representing state and local government officials and Housing Credit industry participants. The letter urged congressional leaders to amend the underlying statute of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) to facilitate its use with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) program so that states and local governments may use these funds to build and preserve desperately needed affordable rental housing.
Biden Increases HUD Budget by $11.7 Billion in 2023 FY Proposed Budget
The 2023 President's Budget requests $71.9 billion for HUD, approximately $11.6 billion more than the 2022 annualized continuing resolution (CR) level. The Budget outlines an ambitious agenda to address challenges our nation faces, ranging from climate change to housing discrimination to racial equity in homeownership and rental housing, to ending homelessness.
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