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High Rent is Restricting Job Market Growth
From Pacific Standard The cost of housing continues to rise in markets all across the country and Austin is no exception. A recent analysis of data from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies shows that from 1960 to 2016, inflation-adjusted rents increased 61...
FHA Expands Financing for Housing Tax Credit Multifamily Properties
From HousingWire The program for streamlining mortgage applications for housing tax credit multifamily properties just got a lot bigger thanks to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) who announced that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is...
Dripping Springs could be recipient of new affordable housing development
From Community Impact Developers asked the Dripping Springs City Council to support a plan to build a new mixed-income rental housing development in the city. The Council offered a resolution of support for the apartment complex that will include 36 affordable housing...
Rep. Eddie Rodriguez files 3 affordable housing bills in Texas legislature
From KVUE Austin Texas State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) is making his priorities known on affordable housing. The District 51 representative, a district that covers the East and Southeast regions of Austin filed three separate bills in the House that...
Old Public Housing in San Antonio Could Be Replaced with Help of Housing Tax Credits
From KENS5 San Antonio's City Council is supporting the San Antonio Housing Authority's (SAHA) desire to replace decades old public housing at Alazon Courts with new, quality affordable housing developments. The current building was built between 1939 and 1941 when...
Affordable Housing on the Ballot in San Antonio Mayoral Race
From San Antonio Express News The race for who will be San Antonio's next mayor is heating up with affordable housing expected to be a key differentiating factor between the two candidates. Incumbent Mayor Ron Nirenberg is squaring off against Councilman Greg...
Longview supports proposal for senior housing
From Longview News Journal The City Council in Longview, Texas voted unanimously to support a proposal to place senior housing on the site of a nursing center that suffered severe tornado damage. Legacy Trails of Longview is seeking tax credits from the Texas...
Killeen votes to support two of four proposed affordable housing developments
From Killeen Daily Herald Killeen's City Council voted Tuesday to support housing tax credit applications to the Texas Department of Housing and Community affairs for two affordable housing developments proposed to be built within the City's limits. Originally there...
Austin City Council endorses 10 affordable housing developments
The Austin City Council endorsed 10 affordable housing developments at its Council meeting yesterday. The endorsement is a big step for developers who are seeking to be awarded housing tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). The...
Summary judgement issued to dismiss housing tax credit case
A lawsuit by Inclusive Communities Project Inc. against the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency made the claim that the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is responsible for perpetuating racial segregation in Dallas. The...
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