The Multifamily Finance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will hold a planning session for the 2017 Qualified Allocation Plan ("QAP") on Wednesday, June 28, 2016, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM Austin local time in Room 170 of the...
The Housing Advisory Group (HAG) held its annual Congressional Forum in Washington D.C. on June 8, 2016. The turnout was the largest to date with attendees from across the country representing every aspect of the affordable housing...
Federal report calls out political influence on affordable housing locations in Texas From the Texas Housers Blog by Will Livesley-O'Neill June 13, 2016 State issues A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifies fair housing concerns...
On May 26, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, introduced H.R. 5360, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act, which would prohibit Congress from funding means-tested housing programs and in their place...
Yesterday, the Senate voted 89 to 8 in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) funding bill, H.R. 2577. Despite an overall allocation that is $827 million below last year’s funding level, the...
The National Council of State Housing Agencies Commends Senators Cantwell and Hatch for Introducing The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), on behalf of its state Housing...
Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle Only those age 62 and older will be allowed to live at the Retreat at Westlock, now under construction. Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle Nearby residents opposed...
Posted: 5/16/2016 On May 10, NCSHA submitted comments to HUD on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Tool for States and Insular Areas, which HUD will require states to use to complete the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) under AFFH. The AFH...
On August 17, 2015, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) adopted the Final Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (“AFFH” or “the rule”). The AFFH rule requires Government entities that are HUD program participants* to take...
On December 31, HUD published the final Assessment Tool that local governments will use to prepare their Assessments of Fair Housing (AFH) under HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. As NCSHA has reported previously, HUD will develop separate...
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