Affordable Housing
08.10.20
Partner
01.31.16
Twelve D.C. projects selected for funding
On Friday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a list of 12 projects throughout the city that will benefit from the $100 million budgeted for the Housing Production Trust Fund...
Category Affordable Housing
03.31.15
HUD Issues Long-Awaited Notice on Transfers
Today was a great day for America -- Or at least for owners of obsolete HUD projects that need to transfer their current use restrictions or HUD-related loans to a new project. HUD published a long-awaited Federal Register notice providing guidance on how HUD will process and approve these requests. ...
Category Affordable Housing
11.03.14
Will HUD's new Notice on HAP Transfers Amount to a New...
HUD recently released a Notice detailing a policy for transferring Section 8 subsidy. The policy allows for HAP transfers. It may also effectively allow HUD and owners to revive HAP contracts that otherwise would have expired through an owner’s opt-out. The policy would permit creation of new project-based HAP contracts at properties that currently do not participate in the Section 8 program, and the expansion of existing HAP contracts on partially assisted properties to cover additional units. However, there are serious limitations involved that may make this tool difficult to use in practice.
Category Affordable Housing
10.08.14
Here are Some Cool Visualizations of DC Housing
The Urban Institute has a neat piece on housing and affordability in the District.
Category Affordable Housing
06.17.14
California Voters Support Funding of Affordable Housing for...
By a nearly 2 to 1 majority, California voters supported new funding for affordable multifamily housing for veterans and their families.
Category Affordable Housing
04.09.14
Metro and DHCD Cooperating for Potential Affordable Housing
The District of Columbia is reportedly in talks with Metro to purchase a vacant parcel across the street from the Anacostia Metro station. The District plans to accept development proposals for new affordable housing on the site. ...
Category Affordable Housing
