Energy Group Meets With HUD

By Caitlin Jones
April 7, 2010 1 min read

NH&RA officials on behalf of the Council for Energy Friendly Affordable Housing (CEFAH) met in mid-March with senior executives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on energy efficiency issues. NH&RA and CEFAH are seeking support at HUD and the U.S. Department of Energy for ways to increase the share of federal Weatherization Assistance Program funds set aside for multifamily rental housing projects, and to make it easier for owners of rental developments to access these funds.

CEFAH met to discuss this and others issues on March 12 at NH&RA’s 2010 Annual Meeting.

Separately, NH&RA has also been meeting with HUD officials to discuss forthcoming changes to underwriting standards, lender qualification, and others areas in the FHA multifamily mortgage insurance programs, to assure that the reforms encourage rather than deter FHA financing of affordable rental housing projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Breaking Ground

Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Minnesota Housing Commissioner and Incoming Chair of National Council of State Housing Agencies

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 10 min read

Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.

“Business as Usual”

Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future

Abram Mamet • December 1, 2024 9 min read

Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.

NCSHA Recognizes Stand-Out Affordable Housing Programs and Initiatives

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 7 min read

This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.