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The NRP Group
Commissioners back affordable housing in Del Valle despite concerns Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of the affordable apartment complex in Del Valle, with County Judge Sarah Eckhardt dissenting By Taylor Goldenstein - American-Statesman Staff Travis County...
TDHCA: 2017 Multifamily Uniform Application Cycle
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") has posted a revised 2017 9% Housing Tax Credit Application Log to its website at: http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/multifamily/housing-tax-credits-9pct/index.htm. The Application log is organized by region...
Locke Lord Partner
Neal Rackleff Nominated to Serve as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development (AUSTIN) May 26, 2017 – Neal Rackleff, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Austin office and member of the Firm’s Affordable Housing and Community...
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS
Compliance Monitoring Rules (Title 10, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, §10.610 and §10.613) The Compliance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") has posted proposed amendments to Title 10, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, §10.610...
Southeast Houston residents
demand a voice after long-overdue demolition of blighted apartments by Will Livesley-O'Neill Tearing down the blighted Crestmont Village apartment complex is important for the safety of southeast Houston residents. But the City’s demolition ceremony on...
Trump to Nominate
Patenaude as Deputy Secretary for Housing at HUD Trump to Nominate Patenaude as Deputy Secretary for Housing at HUD WASHINGTON–April 28, 2017–President Donald Trump intends to nominate Pamela Patenaude to serve as Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of...
2018 QAP Planning Project
April 26, 2017 Meeting - Opportunity Index The Multifamily Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") will hold the fourth planning meeting for the 2018 Qualified Allocation Plan ("QAP") and Uniform Multifamily Rules on...
Washington Wire:
Cantwell-Hatch Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act Provides Pathway Forward Published by Michael Novogradac on Monday, April 3, 2017 In the shadow of looming tax reform, 13 senators joined together in early March to introduce the Affordable...
House Bill Would
Enhance Effectiveness of LIHTC | NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders House Bill Would Boost Effectiveness of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Filed in Capitol Hill, Multifamily by NAHB Now on March 21, 2017 • 0 Comments House Ways...
Tax Overhaul
Threatens Affordable-Housing Deals Expectations for a lower corporate tax rate have pushed down the value of credits used in project funding A rendering of the Ingersoll Senior Residences, which is planned to house 145 affordable units for seniors in Brooklyn but is...
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