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...

  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...

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),...

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...

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...

  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...

        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 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...

  On May 26, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, introduced H.R. 5360, the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act, which would prohibit Congress from funding means-tested housing programs and in their place...

Yesterday, the Senate voted 89 to 8 in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) funding bill, H.R. 2577. Despite an overall allocation that is $827 million below last year’s funding level, the...