On May 23, 2018, Congress significantly changed the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program by allowing for “income averaging” in developments. Through income averaging,...
The media recently leaked a draft proposed rule by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking to change the way in which the agency determines...
Description: The presence of affordable homes nationwide is rapidly decreasing. Throughout the U.S., there are 11.5 million extremely low-income tenants competing...
The federal budgets for 2018 and 2019 propose to drastically reduce funding for affordable housing. Simultaneously, HUD is proposing to raise rents on vulnerable tenants,...
The Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) Rule requires Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in 24 metro areas to replace FMRs with SAFMRs as soon as...
Residents of Rural Development (RD) rental housing are not adequately protected when an owner prepays the RD loan or when that loan matures. They are...
The majority of sexual assault survivors are victimized by a non-intimate partner and more than half of sexual assaults occur where the victim lives. Housing...
Thousands of Rural Development (RD) rental housing units are lost due to prepayment each year. Thousands more will reach loan maturity over the next...
