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On April 18, 2024, The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a full committee hearing entitled, "Oversight of Federal Housing Regulators.” The hearing primarily focused on what the federal government can do to expand America’s housing supply and lower the cost of housing....
New Methodology Proposed for Annual Inflationary Adjustments to Income Calculations for HUD Programs
CLPHA Expresses Concern about Negative Impacts if Renewal Funding Amounts Are Too Low
HUD is seeking comments on a newly proposed methodology for deriving an inflation factor that will be used to...
CLPHA has submitted comments on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and Manufactured Products. Chief among CLPHA’s concerns is the general lack of market readiness to meet the demand for...
In February, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which received overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill includes two Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) provisions that would restore the 12.5%...
Share Feedback with CLPHA by May 22 to Shape Our Comments
HUD has published a proposed rule on Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing. The proposed amendments would revise existing regulations that govern admission for applicants with criminal records or a history of...
Income Limits Effective April 1
HUD has published the FY24 income limits that determine eligibility for the Public Housing, Section 8 project-based, Section 8 HCV, Section 202, and Section 811 programs. It also sets Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project income limits that determine eligibility for...
HUD has published its final rule to remove criminal conviction restrictions for fair housing testers. Specifically, this final rule eliminates restrictions for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grantees and for Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies that currently bar FHIP and FHAP...
HUD published in the Federal Register fiscal year (FY) 2024 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) that are used by certain Section 8 programs to provide annual adjustments to monthly rents. AAFs are used by Section 8 New Construction program, Substantial Rehabilitation program, the Section 8 Loan...
In response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year (FY) 2025 Budget Proposal released earlier this month, CLPHA, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA), the Local...
HUD Adjusted HIP Implementation Plan Based on Input from the Working Group
This week HUD provided the IT Working Group with a preview of the implementation plan for the Housing Information Portal (HIP), which will soon replace the aging IMS/PIC system. The IT Working Group...