RAD
RAD updates published in Rev-4 (Part 1: Public Housing RAD Conversions)
RAD Notice updates for Component 1 public housing conversions allow PHAs to joint venture, streamline provisions, and consolidate 2018 guidance.—Kathie Soroka and Deborah VanAmerongen
RAD updates published in Rev-4 (Part 2: Mod Rehab Conversions)
RAD Notice revisions for Component 2 Mod Rehab conversions streamline CNA requirements, clarifies admission preference guidance, and updates Davis-Bacon.—Kathie Soroka and Deborah VanAmerongen
RAD updates published in Rev-4 (Part 3: Rent Supp and RAP Conversions)
Last call for Rent Supp and RAP Conversions! Conversions must be requested by September 30 and completed by November 30, 2019.—Kathie Soroka and Deborah VanAmerongen
RAD updates published in Rev-4 (Part 4: RAD for PRAC)
HUD’s final RAD for PRAC guidance largely tracks the previously published draft guidance and offers some key improvements on the use of sales proceeds.—Kathie Soroka and Deborah VanAmerongen
HUD
HUD issues new NSPIRE demo notice
HUD recently published a new notice, seeking public comment, for its new multifamily property physical inspection protocol known as NSPIRE—National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate.—Richard Michael Price, Tatiana Gutierrez, Nate Cushman
HUD releases proposal to overhaul Disparate Impact Rule
In the latest twist in its attempt to codify disparate impact law under the Fair Housing Act, HUD just announced an overhaul of its disparate impact regulation.—Harry J. Kelly
Upcoming Events
Rochester Affordable Housing and Real Estate Update
Location: Nixon Peabody LLP | Rochester, NY
Date: September 24, 2019, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Speakers: Meghan Altidor, Matthew Carrigg, John D’Amanda, Joseph Lynch, Anita Pelletier, Amy Reichhart, Deborah VanAmerongen, Stephen Wallace, Aaron Yowell
Topics include: Update on the current issues and opportunities in the areas of affordable housing and real estate from some of the nation’s leading practitioners in the industry.
NYSAFAH’s Upstate NY Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency | Rochester, NY
Date: September 25, 2019, 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Speakers: Meghan Altidor, Deborah VanAmerongen, among others.
Topics include: Workshops focused on local hiring, finance, federal housing programs, state housing programs, and trends in construction.
New York City Affordable Housing and Real Estate Update
Location: Nixon Peabody LLP | New York, NY
Date: October 3, 2019, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Speakers: Meghan Altidor, Julia Casteleiro, Joseph Lynch, John Kelly, Susanna Mitchell, Abigail Patterson, Dana Roper, Kathie Soroka, Deborah VanAmerongen, Stephen Wallace, Aaron Yowell
Topics include: Update on the current issues and opportunities in the areas of affordable housing and real estate from some of the nation’s leading practitioners in the industry.
NH&RA Fall Developers Forum (2019)
Location: The Harvard Club of Boston | Boston, MA
Date: October 15–16, 2019, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Speakers: Richard Price, among others.
Topics include: The changing REAC landscape and what it means for your company, strategies to scale production and preservation through tax-exempt bonds, and year 15 strategies and insights.