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Housing News
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative
Washington, DC – On May 28th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, legislation that would provide vital tax cuts and support for American workers while also investing in American jobs through tax relief for businesses and investments in infrastructure.Please click here to read the full press release.
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State Updates
Senate Committee on Ways and Means Releases Budget; Affordable Housing a Priority
On May 19, Senate Ways and Means released its FY’11 budget proposal. The funding recommendations would provide appropriate levels of funding for several key affordable housing and homelessness prevention priorities. This includes $37.9 million for the Mass. Rental Voucher Program, $64.5 million for State Public Housing, and $1 million for RAFT.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that the Obama Administration will work with Congress to find ways to help state and local governments more effectively combat the ongoing effects of the housing crisis and home foreclosures through additional funding for the Department’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and foreclosure prevention counseling.
Please click here to read the text of the The Preservation, Enhancement, and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act of 2010 (PETRA).
A section-by-section analysis of PETRA can be found here.
May 14, 2010 - New York Times carries an editorial explaining the importance of Senator Cantwell's and Senator Bingaman's bills to reinvigorate the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. This editorial is the result of hard work by Enterprise Community Partners to explain the importance of the A.C.T.I.O.N. (A Call To Invest In Our Neighborhoods) campaign proposals to the NY Times and other media outlets.
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