Housing Trust Fund – February 11, 2015

CARH’s BROADCAST EMAIL – Regulatory and Legislative Update February 11, 2015 Housing Trust Fund On January 30, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published the Housing Trust Fund Interim Rule, which provides the guidelines for states to implement...

New Hampshire Awards LIHTCs

Five developments have received low-income housing tax credit reservations from the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority. The projects will add more than 240 rental units to the affordable housing stock. To read the full original article, click...

Federal Budget: It Could Be Worse

By Donna Kimura Affordable housing advocates breathed a sigh of relief after Congress approved a $1.1 trillion spending plan this week. The budget provides no big victories to cheer, but it’s not nearly as grim as it could have been. To read the full article,...

Senators Call for Funding Trust Fund

By Affordable Housing Finance Staff More than 30 senators are urging Mel Watt, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to end the suspension of contributions to the National Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund. To read the full...

IRS Issues Historic Tax Credit Guidance

By Forrest David Milder Following the Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that a historic tax credit investor was not a bona fide partner in Historic Boardwalk Hall, LLC, which owned Atlantic City’s Historic Boardwalk Hall, investments in historic projects slowed...