Washington Proposes Changes to 2010 LIHTC Policies

By Caitlin Jones
October 21, 2009 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, October 2009: The Washington State Housing Finance Commission has issued a memo summarizing proposed changes to its LIHTC program polices for 2010. Among the substantial proposed changes are to: eliminate the 20% set-aside for HUD HOPE VI projects; make all projects applying for 2010 and 2011 competitive credits to be eligible for the 130% basis boost; increase the maximum per-unit credit cap by 10% for 2010 and 2011; allow farmworker projects to compete only outside the Rural Housing set-aside; and limit to 10% the developer’s fee for projects competing in the Rural Housing.

(http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-22676.pdf)

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.