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Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas announces 2020 Affordable Housing Advisory Council Members
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 begins construction on Houston affordable housing development
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.
Affordable housing shortage on the horizon in Houston
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...
How and Why Communities Benefit from Affordable Housing
In a recent Forbes.com article, author Richard Burns aptly outlines the benefits for both investors and the community.
2020 Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credit Application Cycle Open
Information about the Housing Tax Credit Pre-application and Pre-application fees is included in the 2020 Multifamily Programs Procedures Manual.
Report Predicts 2020 Census Could Undercount Millions of Blacks and Hispanics
Undercounts can have a significant impact on states and communities, because government funding allocations are often based on population estimates from the U.S. Census.
TDHCA Releases Final 2019 Competitive (9%) HTC Award List
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division has posted the final 2019 Competitive HTC Awards List
End of the year tax package leaves out AHCIA
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.”
Shackelford Law Firm hires three attorneys for affordable housing team
From PR.com Dallas, TX, December 19, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Dallas-based law firm Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP, has added three attorneys to its affordable housing team. Donald Cunningham, Jr. will head up their new Baton Rouge, Louisiana office. Kara...
Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations on Opportunity Zones
The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS issued final regulations implementing the Opportunity Zones tax incentive. Opportunity Zones, created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, offer capital gains tax relief for investments in economically distressed areas. “Opportunity...
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