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Revisions to Senate Tax Bill - November 14, 2017

It is expected that the Senate will vote on its version of tax reform after Thanksgiving. The version to be voted on will include several changes to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program a...

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2018 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) Released by HUD

On November 8, 2017, HUD published the Section 8 Housing Assistance Program - Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs), fiscal year 2018 in the Federal Register. These factors are used for adjusting or establ...

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Comparison of House and Senate Tax Bills

On November 9, the Senate Finance Committee released its tax plan, following the House Ways and Means Committee plan last week. Since I sent a memo on the House plan last week, I will only note the di...

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R 1

On November 2, 2017, the House Ways & Means Committee released H.R.1, The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. The 429-page bill includes five sections: Tax Reform for Individuals; Repeal of the...

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2018 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs) and Utility Allowance Factors Released by HUD

On November 2, 2017, HUD published the Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAF) in the Federal Register. These factors are used for adjusting or establishing Section 8 rents under the Multifamily Assi...

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Financing for Multifamily Energy Conservation Improvements - the PACE Program

A number of states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation authorizing Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs to finance the installation of energy conservation improvements on m...

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Rural Housing Service Final Rule on Financial Reporting Requirements

On October 25, 2017, the Rural Housing Service (RHS) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register, Multi-Family Housing Program Requirements to Reduce Financial Reporting Requirements. This ru...

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HUD Revision to Effective Date for 2015 DDA and QCT Designations

On October 26, 2017, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register, Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts: Revision of Effective Date for 2015...

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