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Locke Lord Partner

Neal Rackleff Nominated to Serve as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development (AUSTIN) May 26, 2017 – Neal Rackleff, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Austin office and member of the Firm’s Affordable Housing and Community...

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS

 Compliance Monitoring Rules (Title 10, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, §10.610 and §10.613) The Compliance Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") has posted proposed amendments to Title 10, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, §10.610...

Southeast Houston residents

demand a voice after long-overdue demolition of blighted apartments  by Will Livesley-O'Neill Tearing down the blighted Crestmont Village apartment complex is important for the safety of southeast Houston residents. But the City’s demolition ceremony on...

Trump to Nominate

Patenaude as Deputy Secretary for Housing at HUD   Trump to Nominate Patenaude as Deputy Secretary for Housing at HUD WASHINGTON–April 28, 2017–President Donald Trump intends to nominate Pamela Patenaude to serve as Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of...

2018 QAP Planning Project

April 26, 2017 Meeting - Opportunity Index  The Multifamily Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") will hold the fourth planning meeting for the 2018 Qualified Allocation Plan ("QAP") and Uniform Multifamily Rules on...

Washington Wire:

Cantwell-Hatch Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act Provides Pathway Forward Published by Michael Novogradac on Monday, April 3, 2017       In the shadow of looming tax reform, 13 senators joined together in early March to introduce the...

House Bill Would

Enhance Effectiveness of LIHTC | NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders  House Bill Would Boost Effectiveness of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Filed in Capitol Hill, Multifamily by NAHB Now on March 21, 2017 • 0 Comments House...

Tax Overhaul

Threatens Affordable-Housing Deals Expectations for a lower corporate tax rate have pushed down the value of credits used in project funding A rendering of the Ingersoll Senior Residences, which is planned to house 145 affordable units for seniors in Brooklyn but...

2017 state tax credit applications

show slight shift away from higher-income areas. by susanwwatkins | March 13, 2017 Susan Watkins, Texas Housers fair housing planner     Recent changes to the way Texas scores applications for housing tax credits appear to have had a slight but...

HEARING ON THE TWO LETTERS BILLS

HB 1609 and HB 616 March 14th HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Urban Affairs TIME & DATE: 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess Tuesday, March 14, 2017 PLACE: E2.028 CHAIR: Rep. Carol Alvarado HB 616 - Leach Relating to the system...

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