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Statement from NAHB First Vice Chairman Granger MacDonald on Cantwell-Hatch-Wyden Bill
WASHINGTON, July 15 – Granger MacDonald, first vice chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and tax credit developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced by Sens....
The Houston PACE Program is Operational
It's Official: The Houston PACE Program is Operational Under an agreement executed on July 12 between The City of Houston and the Texas PACE Authority Commercial, industrial and large multifamily properties in the City of Houston and its territorial...
Summer 2016 Federal Update
by Tanya Lavelle, MPAff, TAAHP Policy Director Despite it being a “lame duck” session, Congress has taken some action this year on legislation that will impact affordable housing across the country. The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 The...
Federal report calls out political influence on affordable housing locations in Texas
by Will Livesley-O'Neill A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifies fair housing concerns with the way the State of Texas distributes Low Income Housing Tax Credits. As we have previously written, the ability of Texas state...
Cantwell-Hatch Affordable Housing Bill a Triumph of Bipartisanship
Michael J. Novogradac, CPA DOWNLOAD PDF When Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced legislation May 19 that was highlighted by a 50 percent expansion of allocations of the federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), it...
House GOP Tax Plan Would Impact Key Housing Tax Provisions
Filed in Capitol Hill, Multifamily by NAHB Now on June 24, 2016 • House Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady today unveiled the tax policy plank of a six-part House GOP policy agenda that would overhaul the tax code and affect important...
House GOP Tax Plan Would Impact Key Housing Tax Provisions
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady today unveiled the tax policy plank of a six-part House GOP policy agenda that would overhaul the tax code and affect important housing tax provisions. Responding to the plan in an official...
TDHCA: 2017 QAP Planning Project
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 Stephen...
Recap: 2016 Affordable Housing Congressional Forum
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 | Texas Housers
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...
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