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State of the Nation’s Housing: Rents, Cost Burdens Remain High

June 26, 2024    

Rents continue to rise far faster than wages.

 

 

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University recently released the latest version of its annual report, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2024. The report finds that housing costs continue to...

Housing Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to Address Rising Insurance Costs

June 26, 2024    

Annual premium increases for affordable housing sites are ranging from 30% to 100%.

 

A broad coalition of groups representing America’s housing providers, lenders, and residents recently sent members of Congress and the Biden administration a letter outlining a number...

New York State Bars Insurers from Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

May 29, 2024    

Will other states follow suit?

 

When New York State lawmakers enacted its fiscal year 2025 budget last month, it included legislation intended to support housing statewide and address the state’s housing crisis. One part of the passed legislation was a measure to ban...

Bipartisan House Group Urges IRS to Issue VAWA Guidance for LIHTC Sites

May 29, 2024    

Lawmakers blame the agency for lack of direction.

 

A bipartisan group of 24 members of Congress recently sent U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel a letter urging the Treasury and IRS to issue guidance providing direction to state agencies...

Fannie, Freddie Invested More than $1.7B in LIHTC Equity in 2023

April 30, 2024    

And the investment cap increased this year.

 

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released its annual Housing Mission Report. An independent agency established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), the FHFA is responsible for the effective...

IRS Allocates Unused LIHTCs to 28 States

April 30, 2024    

They’ll get an additional $8.2 million in unused federal LIHTC carryovers.

 

Biden Administration Releases Proposals to Lower Housing Costs and Increase Supply

March 29, 2024    

The Biden administration recently released a fact sheet announcing new proposals to “Lower Housing Costs for Working Families.” The fact sheet was released in advance of President Biden’s State of the Union address, which committed efforts to bring housing costs down while...

IRS Publishes Population Figures for Calculating 2024 LIHTCs

March 29, 2024    

The IRS recently published Notice 2024-12 with the population figures used to calculate the calendar year 2024 LIHTC and private activity bond limits for all 50 states; Washington D.C.; and U.S. territories.

FHFA Releases Summary of Tenant Protection Comments

January 31, 2024    

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released a summary of responses it received after issuing a Request for Input (RFI) on how the agency could create and enforce renter protections for households living in rental properties with federally backed mortgages, namely through Fannie...

JCHS Report Shows Record Levels of Renters Are Cost Burdened

January 31, 2024    

A record-high 22.4M renters spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities.

 

GAO Recommends Designating Agency to Improve LIHTC Administrative and Cost Oversight

December 21, 2023    

The IRS doesn’t have the resources to collect detailed LIHTC cost information.

 

 

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a brief report entitled, “Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Opportunities to Improve Oversight.” The...

Proposed Rule Would Remove Criminal Conviction Restrictions for Fair Housing Testers

November 29, 2023    

To investigate whether screening policies are discriminatory, HUD wants agencies to use testers with actual criminal backgrounds.