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Texas Housers
Report: Did Texas reduce government-funded segregation in tax credit housing? (The opinions expressed in this article are those of the National Low Income Housing Information Service, not necessarily those of TAAHP or its members.) Texas Housers...
LIHTC Allocating Agencies
Respond to Equity Market Disruption Published by Mark Shelburne on Monday, January 23, 2017 Last fall’s election outcome greatly increased the likelihood of changes in the Internal Revenue Code, including a reduction in corporate tax rates. Because of...
HUD Issues Interim Fair Housing Guidance
Pending Issuance of Final Fair Housing Assessment Tools HUD Issues Interim Fair Housing Guidance Pending Issuance of Final Fair Housing Assessment Tools Posted: 1/23/2017 On January 19, HUD published interim guidance on how states should comply with the Affirmatively...
Let’s Write Off Mortgage-Interest Deduction
The mortgage-interest deduction is our nation’s largest housing subsidy, but it is poorly targeted, primarily benefiting America’s highest-income households. Jan. 16, 2017 1:27 p.m. ET Hugh Hewitt lives in Orange, Calif., where high housing...
Old downtown building could
become affordable housing apartments. Monday, January 16th 2017, 6:30 pm CSTMonday, January 16th 2017, 6:30 pm CST By Samantha Forester, Reporter CONNECT [video width="632" height="354"...
Who Really Pays for Affordable Housing?
Who Really Pays for Affordable Housing? by Michael Wilt | Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) | January 13, 2017 read the full story at TSAHC: http://www.tsahc.org/blog/post/who-really-pays-for-affordable-housing ...
Pre Application Log 2017
TDHCA: 2017 9% Housing Tax Credit Pre-Application Log The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has posted to its website a list of the Pre-applications submitted by Applicants for 2017 Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credits. The list is posted...
TDHCA
Multifamily Direct Loan Program. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") has created the 'Multifamily Direct Loan Program' (MFDL) topic in the TDHCA email lists, and by receiving this email, you are currently signed up for the topic . The MFDL...
Asset Management Division Updates
The Asset Management Division has updated its Asset Management page with the new rules effective January 5, 2017, and has also updated its Post Award Activities Manual and several related form packets. Changes in 2017 include but are not limited to the following...
2017 HTC Application
The 2017 Multifamily Uniform Application posted on January 4, 2017, includes an error in the formula entered in cell D77 which causes the formula to double-count Net Rentable Area. A corrected application has been posted to the Department's website....
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