Michigan Approves 2008-2009 QAP

By A. J. Johnson & Caitlin Jones
July 29, 2008 1 min read

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority on 12/6/07 adopted its 2008-2009 qualified allocation plan (QAP) for its low-income housing tax credit program. Two funding rounds are scheduled in 2008, with application deadlines of 4/1/08 (75% of 2008 credit authority available) and 9/19/08 (50% of 2009 authority available). The remaining 2009 authority will be offered in a funding round with a 4/1/09 deadline. MSHDA’s board also directed agency staff to recommend by 12/19/07 how to proceed with a third round in 2008 — no date has been set — that would utilize the remaining 25% of 2008 credit authority. (http://www.mshda.gov)

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.