State Briefs

By Caitlin Jones
November 16, 2009 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, November 2009:

Arizona Solicits Applications for Funds

The Arizona Department of Housing has issued a notice to solicit applications by 12/15/09 for funds available under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program for the redevelopment of foreclosed multifamily rental housing projects to serve persons at or below 50% of the area median income.

(http://www.azhousing.gov/azcms/uploads/INFO%20BULLETINS/IB%2024-09%20NOFA%20NSP.pdf)

Oregon Announces Awards

Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski on 9/30/09 announced reservations totaling $28.6 million in federal Tax Credit Assistance Program and credit exchange funds to assist the completion of 17 low-income housing tax credit projects located throughout the state. The projects will provide 725 affordable rental units.

(http://www.paroleboard.state.or.us/OHCS/DO/COM/docs/2009NewsReleases/09-30-09-NewRelease.pdf)

North Carolina Issues Second Draft of QAP

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency has issued the second draft of its qualified allocation plan for its 2010 low-income housing tax credit program, and a summary of proposed changes.

(http://www.nchfa.com/Rental/RD2010qap.aspx)

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.