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Bill Restores Increase in 9 Percent Housing Authority Credit and Lowers Bond-financing Threshold for 4 Percent Housing Credit
Yesterday, July 29, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed a cloture motion that enables H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act,...
Committee Restores Several Funding Cuts Proposed by the House
On July 25, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations released their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill (S. 4796 / S. Report...
Senate Bill Increases Funding for Key Housing Programs Compared to House FY25 Funding Including Choice Neighborhoods, HOME, Vouchers, and Renewals
Yesterday, July 25, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Transportation,...
Meeting topics included various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including: the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on the housing sector, HUD's new notice on extreme heat in public housing, HIP, HOTMA, the NSPIRE-V...
The National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2024 Fair Housing Trends Report reveals significant insights into housing discrimination complaints, pointing to notable increases and key sources of bias. In 2023, complaints based on race saw a sharp rise from 609 in 2022 to 824, a 35% increase. These...
A zoning analysis by New York University's (NYU) Furman Center revealed that faith-based organizations (FBOs) own a substantial 92 million square feet of underutilized land across the city's five boroughs, presenting a promising opportunity for affordable housing initiatives. A recent event...
A policy brief from the New York Housing Conference (NYHC) examines insurance cost escalation, market discrimination, and decreasing coverage for affordable housing, and outlines recommendations for action. NYHC collected data representing over 130,000 rental units on pricing and insurance...
Doug Guthrie, board member of CLPHA and president & CEO of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), recently announced his retirement and departure from the agency, effective August 1, 2024.
"On behalf of CLPHA and our board, I would like to thank Doug for his outstanding...
HUD has amended the shortfall budget submission deadlines for PHAs that received 2022 or 2023 public housing shortfall grants. The 2024 budget submission due dates for PHAs with a December 31, March 31, or June 30 Fiscal Year Ends (FYEs) has been extended to August 1, 2024. The timelines are as...