Thousands of USDA Rural Development (RD) Section 515 rental housing units are being prepaid annually, many illegally. Thousands more have loans that will mature over the next ten years. RD…
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), HAI Group’s research center, will be hosting its second annual PAHRC Report Forum, How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People…
Congress Passes Final FY 2017 Spending Bill
Ending months of uncertainty, Congress passed its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 spending bill on Thursday, March 4. The bill passed with bipartisan…
All organizations concerned about homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the U.S. are urged to sign onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund…
The Trump administration called for an overhaul of the tax code on April 26. In a one-page outline, Mr. Trump proposed to replace the seven income tax brackets with three new ones, cut the corporate…
The United for Homes (UFH) proposal calls for reducing the portion of a mortgage eligible for a tax break from $1 million to $500,000, impacting fewer than 6% of mortgage holders nationwide, and…
Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress announced late in the evening Sunday, April 30 that they reached a deal on a final FY17 spending package to fund the federal government through September…
The White House announced on April 28 its intention to nominate Pamela Patenaude to be deputy secretary of HUD. Ms. Patenaude is currently the president of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation…
President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Neal Rackleff to be the assistant secretary for HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development. Mr. Rackleff has served as the director…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2017-07 to provide public housing agencies (PHAs) guidance regarding potential eligibility for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) shortfall…
Register today for a HUD Office of Housing Counseling webinar for NLIHC members on May 2 at 2:00 pm ET on the Final Rule on Housing Counselor Certification, which became effective on January 13, 2017…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report describing the characteristics and role of syndicators in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) market from 2005 through 2014. An…
