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The Case for Preservation
One of the best arguments for preserving affordable housing emerges out of the wreckage left by the housing and financial crisis.
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Preservation Priority for HUD
WASHINGTON, D.C.—I am delighted to serve as a guest editor of AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE, particularly because this issue’s focus is on housing preservation, which is so closely aligned with our work at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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More LIHTC Guidance Issued
The Treasury Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have issued additional guidance on the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) exchange program and Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP), with Treasury solving one major problem for credit swap participants by extending the...
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HUD May Get More Money
Congress seems poised to approve a fiscal 2010 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bill (H.R. 3288) that provides more money for key programs than the Obama administration requested.
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Henriquez Becomes Assistant Secretary for Public Housing
One of the first tests for Sandra Henriquez and other officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been to respond to a critical Sec. 8 funding shortfall in many communities.
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HUD Dream Team
Shaun Donovan has taken over the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the midst of a housing crisis that saw 1.5 million properties fall into foreclosure in the first half of the year, a doubledigit increase from the first six months of 2008.
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People
Milroy Alexander, the longtime executive director of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), has announced his retirement, effective in November.
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HUD No Longer a Dud
WASHINGTON, D.C. When I arrived here as an eager college graduate in 1979, I had a case of Potomac Fever. I believed the federal government was a force for good, and I wanted to help all those smart people shape policy and save the world.
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More Officials Tapped for HUD
Sandra Henriquez, who has led the Boston Housing Authority for the past decade, and Mercedes Marquez, general manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department, are in line for key federal housing positions.
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People
Carol Galante, a recognizable and progressive thought leader within affordable and multifamily housing circles, was named deputy assistant secretary of multifamily housing at HUD.