Three Key Elements of CNA E-Tool
Multifamilyâs Office of Production has released three key elements of the capital needs assessment electronic tool (CNA e-Tool) in preparation for the pending release of an operational CNA e-Tool.Â...
View ArticleIn-house Bed Bug Prevention and Management Plan: Research Update from...
Free Webinar - September 10th, 1:30pm â 2:30pm ET* Multifamily housing communities are on the front lines of the bed bug battle. Housing managers and staff have come a long way in managing this pest....
View ArticleField Waiver Authority for Certain Portions of the Section 8 Renewal Policy...
Attached is a memo regarding the Delegation of Waiver Authority for Certain Portions of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide. This memo details the waiver process & implementation of five waivers...
View ArticleGSE Multifamily Housing Goals
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed a rule that would establish housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2015 through 2017. FHFAâs press release describes the...
View ArticleMultifamily for Tomorrow: Wave 2 Update
The following was received from HUD DAS on Wednesday, September 10. Dear Partners and Stakeholders, As you know, the Office of Multifamily Housing is moving forward with the Multifamily for Tomorrow...
View ArticleLIHTC Update: Audit Technique Guide and LIHC Newsletter #56
On Thursday, September 18 the IRS issued the finalized Audit Technique Guide IRC §42, Low-Income Housing Credit. The scope of this guide is limited to guidelines for IRS examiners conducting audits of...
View ArticleNAHMA USDA-RD Update: Key Points from RD Stakeholder Call
Rural Development held a call with stakeholders yesterday. Here are some key points you should be aware of: · Under the pro-rated share of funding it will receive from the continuing resolution, RD...
View ArticleAFH Assessment Tool
The message below was received from the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Gustavo Velasquez. It is with great excitement that I announce, on behalf of Secretary Castro and the...
View ArticleState Supplementary Payments (SSP) Administered by States
Multifamily Housing has recently been informed that some states no longer have their State Supplementary Payments (SSP), which supplement the Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit,...
View ArticleTRACS 202D MAT Guide Published
Multifamily Housing has posted the Monthly Activity Transmission (MAT) Guide for TRACS 202D. The guide, which provides information about the newest TRACS update and includes system guidance...
View ArticleUSDA-RD Update: Management Fee Increase Announcement
On September 29, 2014 RD released Procedure Notice PN 472, Â which included its official announcement of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 management fee increases. The last increase went into effect January,...
View Article2015 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs) Published
The Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) for 2015 were published in the October 2, 2014 Federal Register. Â These factors are used for adjusting or establishing Section 8 rents under the...
View ArticleHUD Publishes Section 811 and Section 202 Proposed Rule
HUD published in the October 7 Federal Register a Proposed Rule for implementing statutory reforms made to the Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities and Section 202 Housing for the Elderly...
View ArticleNotice on Waiting List Administration
NAHMA recently received the following notice from the Office of Multifamily Housing regarding waiting list administration for individuals applying for a unit. This notice provides guidance on the...
View ArticleCost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2015
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2015. The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin...
View ArticleNAHMAnalysis: Paul Ryan's Poverty Plan, "Expanding Opportunity in America"
A NAHMAnalysis which reviews Paul Ryanâs proposed poverty reduction plan, âExpanding Opportunity in Americaâ is now available on NAHMAâs website. On July 24, 2014, House Budget Committee...
View ArticleComment Deadline Extended for 202/811 Reform Notice
HUD recently announced that the deadline for comments on the Notice Supportive Housing and Services for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities: Implementing Statutory Reforms has been extended to...
View ArticleMultifamily Housing EIV System 9.8 Release Summary
The EIV system release 9.8 was successfully implemented on December 19, 2014, and has full functionality after the summarization was run on December 21, 2014. Â Below are the new functionalities that...
View Article30-Day Extension of TRACS 202.c Conversion Date
HUD's Office of Program Systems Management today announced that a 30-Day extension of the TRACS 202.c Conversion Date has been posted under the TRACS 202d Release Implementation Schedule. Program staff...
View ArticleRevised Fair Market Rents for the Seattle-Belleview, WA, HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD recently issued the following notice with updated Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the Seattle-Belleview, WA, HUD Metro Area, based on surveys conducted in October 2014 by the area public housing...
View ArticleNew Passbook Savings Rate Effective February 1, 2015
Housing Notice 2014-15 Passbook Savings Rate Effective February 1, 2015 and Establishing Future Passbook Savings Rates has been posted to HUDCLIPS. As the title suggests, this notice establishes a...
View ArticleNotice Regarding the Implementation of VAWA
USDAâs Rural Development recently issued the following Administrative Notice to inform State Directors, Program Directors, Borrowers and Management Agents of the protections afforded to tenants...
View ArticleRegulations that will Govern the Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
HUD recently issued the following interim rule which establishes the regulations that will govern the Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The HTF was first established under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act...
View ArticleTRACS Delays In Voucher Processing Addressed
NAHMA received the following message from HUD's Office of Program Systems Management noting that the TRACS voucher processing delay has been addressed: "The Tenant Rental Assistance Certification...
View ArticleObama Administration's Budget Request for FY 2016
Today the Obama Administration released its budget request for fiscal year 2016. The charts below contain the funding amounts requested by the Administration compared with the figures provided in the...
View ArticleEPA Releases Collaborative Bed Bug Strategy
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released the Collaborative Strategy on Bed Bugs. The strategy was developed by the Federal Bed Bug Workgroup, a collaboration of federal agencies...
View ArticleFY 2015 Annual Adjustment Factors for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
The fiscal year 2015 Annual Adjustment Factors (AFFs) for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Program is now available on the NAHMA website. This document also contains a link to dataset...
View ArticleRequired Actions for Multifamily Housing Projects Receiving Failing Scores...
HUD recently issued the following notice on required actions for multifamily housing projects receiving failing scores from HUDâs Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC). HUD is required to take certain...
View ArticleHUD Update: 2015 MAP Guide Revision
NAHMA recently received the following message regarding HUDâs revised Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide for 2015, which has been released in draft form and is open to comments from...
View ArticleApplicability of Davis-Bacon Labor Requirements Under the Section 8...
HUD has issued the following notice which provides guidance on when Davis-Bacon wage requirements may apply to existing housing under the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher program. On June 25, 2014, HUD...
View ArticleViolence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With...
HUD recently issued the following notice in the Federal Register regarding a project demonstration involving transitional housing for victims of domestic abuse and persons with AIDS. Through this...
View ArticleSection 3 Proposed Rule and the Business Registry National Expansion...
The following update was received from HUD and the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regarding Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (Section 3), which mandates that...
View ArticleInterim Policy on Maximum Per-unit Subsidy Limits for the HOME Program
HUD recently issued the following notice which establishes alternate maximum, per-unit subsidy limits for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program due to the discontinuation of the Section 221(d)(3)...
View ArticleFHFA Update: Final Rule for the Housing Trust Fund
Recently , the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a final rule establishing certain requirements regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Macâs contributions to the Housing Trust Fund. The...
View ArticleRural Development Update: Guidance on the Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) Process
The U.S. Department of Agricultureâs Rural Development recently released the following unnumbered letter containing updated guidance for the Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) process. The need for a CNA...
View ArticleSupreme Court Declines HUD's Challenge in Performance-Based Contract...
The United States Supreme Court announced that it has declined to hear HUDâs  latest challenge to a previous federal appeals court decision which requires the agency to follow standard procurement...
View ArticleSection 8 HAP Program FY 2015 Inflation Factors for PHA Renewal Funding
HUD issued the following Notice via the Federal Register regarding an inflation factor to adjust FY 2015 renewal funding for the Tenant-based Rental Assistance Program or Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)...
View ArticleManagement of Loan Payoffs in Multifamily Housing Properties Unnumbered Letter
On April 28, USDAâs Rural Development (RD) issued the following unnumbered letter which provides additional guidance to owners and managers of Section 515 properties reaching their maturity date...
View ArticleHUD Publishes Notice on Expanded Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
NAHMA recently received the following notice and message from HUD regarding new guidance for managers and owners looking to participate in the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. This...
View ArticleOHFA Announces 2015 Award Recipients
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency Office of Planning, Preservation and Development has announced the 2015 Housing Tax Credit program awards. More than $30 million in annual credits were awarded to 40...
View ArticleNAHMA Submits Comments on the Violence Against Women Act, 2013 Implementation
A new NAHMAnalysis which reviews the comments submitted by NAHMA to HUD regarding a proposed rule implementing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization of 2013 is now available online. The...
View ArticleLow-Income Housing Tax Credit Rates for July, 2015
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2015-15, which provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes including the applicable federal interest rates, the adjusted...
View ArticleFiscal Year 2016 Management Fees for Multifamily Housing Properties
The U.S. Department of Agricultureâs Office of Rural Development (RD) recently issued the Multifamily Housing Property Management Fees for fiscal year 2016. RD has approved an increase in Management...
View ArticleBudget-based Rent Adjustment Training for Owners and Management Companies
Assisted Housing Services Corporation is providing some free webinars for industry partners. Our first webinar will focus on budget-based rent adjustments. More details and registration are available...
View ArticleGuidance and Program Eligibility in Accordance with HUD's Equal Access Rule
HUD has issued a notice which provides guidance on how the Equal Access Rule applies to federally-assisted Multifamily housing. On February 3, 2012, HUD published a final rule entitled âEqual Access...
View ArticleHUD and the White House Announce Initiative to Extend High Speed Internet...
Building on the Obama Administrationâs goal to expand high speed broadband to all Americans, today, President Obama and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro...
View ArticleHUD/FHA Launches Small Multifamily Building Risk Sharing Initiative
HUD and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued a final notice on the Small Multifamily Building Risk Share Initiative. Through this Final Notice, HUD invites applications for the Initiative...
View ArticleNAHMAnalysis: Proposed Appropriations for HUD Affordable Housing Programs in...
A NAHMAnalysis which reviews and compares the Senate and House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2016 is now available at NAHMA.org. On April...
View ArticleTraining Curriculum for HIV/AIDS Housing and Service Providers
NAHMA recently received the following message from HUD regarding a new training curriculum for HIV/AIDS housing and service providers focused on employment services from a collaboration with the HUD...
View ArticleTax Credit Update: New IRS Memo Regarding Noncompliance Resulting from...
NAHMA is providing a copy of a memorandum (dated March 26, 2015) issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Chief Counsel. The March 2015 memo recommends the withdrawal of a past memo...
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