State Briefs

By Caitlin Jones
October 22, 2009 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, September 2009:

Kentucky Issues Draft 2010 QAP

The Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) has issued a draft qualification allocation plan (QAP) for calendar 2010 for its low-income housing tax credit program. The draft QAP is posted on the agency’s Web site, at http://www.kyhousing.org. KHC anticipates accepting tax credit applications beginning on 1/20/10. Applicants will have to meet all threshold requirements and achieve a minimum score to be approved. Credits will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to “shovel ready” projects.

Maryland Solicits Applications for Trust Funds

The Maryland Affordable Housing Trust is soliciting applications for trust fund monies by 10/1/09 in its new application cycle. The funds can be used for affordable housing projects in Maryland serving households earning less than 50% of the area or statewide median income. Eligible applicants are nonprofits, for-profit entities, public housing authorities, and government agencies. Details are posted at http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/Website/programs/maht/maht.aspx.

Leveraging NMTC and GGRF

A Synergistic Approach to Community Development

Jennifer Kirkley & Regan St. Pierre • September 13, 2024 6 min read

Increasingly, climate solutions are central to preserving and creating wealth and well-being in communities across the country.

What Can Be Done About Insurance?

NH&RA Panelists Explore Ways to Rein in High Insurance Costs for Affordable Housing

Pamela Martineau • September 1, 2024 6 min read

Meet with your underwriter in person, provide as much data as possible on relevant inspections and offer photos of improvements you’ve made to affordable housing properties. These were just a few of the tips offered at the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s Summer Institute Panel: “What Can Be Done About Insurance?”

Rainbow Housing: Transforming Resident Services from Within

Abram Mamet • September 1, 2024 9 min read

For most organizations, radical shifts in market strategy and company makeup generally come after crises. For Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation (Rainbow), that radical shift came not as a result of significant challenges, but as a way to leverage successful internal practices to better serve the affordable housing industry.