LIHTC News

07.30.08 |Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, H.R. 3221 Signed!  Read the Press Release from the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA).

02.15.08 | FY 2008 Income Limits and Maximum Tax Credit Rents Released
The Income Limits and Maximum Tax Credit Rents have been updated, in effect as of February 14, 2008: Maine | New Hampshire Note: Tax Credit and HOME rent limits are not affected by the FMR.

01.01.08 | Revised Utility Allowances
Maine | New Hampshire

05.24.07 | NAHB Study Looks at 2007 Income Limits
Income limits and maximum rent limits did not change for most areas in Maine and New Hampshire this year. This appears to be a growing trend throughout the country. The National Association of Home Builders recently issued a study regarding income limits in Tax Credit Properties. A summary of the findings: Income Restrictions Among Problems for LIHTC Properties, NAHB Study Finds | The study by Paul Emrath of the NAHB Housing Policy Department: HUD’s New Income Estimates Endanger Viability of Affordable Rents

04.24.07 | NNEHIF 2006 Audited Year-End Portfolio Operating Expenses
Report

01.30.07 | The Intersection of LIHTC and Section 8 Rents
Web Update 61

01.07 | HUD Office of Inspector General Issues
Audit Report on LIHTC/Section 8 Overlapping Subsidies The HUD Office of Inspector General is recommending that HUD change its regulations to cap gross rents paid to LIHTC project owners under the Section 8 tenant-based voucher program at 60% of AMI. Last year, HUD restricted newly-issued Project-Based Vouchers to LIHTC rents, and this year recommends changing all programs to cap gross rents. This article explains the audit findings.

09.06 | Low Income Housing Credit (LIHC) Newsletter
Summary of LIHC Program

11.05 | Changes in HUD Project-Based Voucher Program Rents
Changes effective November 2005

Ongoing | HFA Low Income Housing Tax Credit Compliance Handbooks: Maine
Maine State Housing Authority Documents and Manuals
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Ongoing |HFA Low Income Housing Tax Credit Compliance Handbooks:
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority Documents and Manuals