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1:   (TAX CREDITS) Tax Credits Allotted By Housing Agency : Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs awards $68 million low income housing tax credits to private developers building or rehabilitating 55 developments that will provide affordable rental housing 08/13/2010 12:39 PM

2:   (TAX CREDITS) Illinois Housing Tax Credit Extended : Four bills designed to boost affordable housing in Illinois, protect homeowners from foreclosure, and ease property taxes for veterans are approved in the Legislature and signed by Gov. Pat Quinn 08/06/2010 10:36 AM

3:   (TAX CREDITS) New LIHTC Fund In Illinois : Great Lakes Capital Fund creates the Illinois Community Fund Limited Partnership to make federal tax credits available to owners of affordable rental properties. Great Lakes, a preferred vendor of 06/04/2010 12:34 PM

4:   (TAX CREDITS) LIHTC Improvements In New Bill : Legislation aimed at increasing the use of low-income housing tax credits to re-energize the development of low-income housing is submitted by Sen. Maria Cantwell. The measure, S 3326, is 05/28/2010 1:01 PM

5:   (TAX CREDITS) Tax Credits Roil Mortgage Purchases : A 27.1% drop in mortgage purchase applications for the week ending May 14 is attributed to the tax credits that expired at the end of April, the Mortgage Bankers Assn. says in its Weekly Mortgage 05/21/2010 12:53 PM

6:   (CONGRESS) Housing Tax Credit Boost Sought : Legislation calling for an exchange program for the 4% low-income housing tax credit, and an expansion of the ability of investors to carry back tax credits, is submitted by Sen. Maria Cantwell 05/13/2010 4 PM

7:   (TAX CREDITS) PNC Closes $71M Tax Credit Fund : PNC Real Estate completes a $71 million tax credit fund for developments in eight states. The fund is made up of investments in 10 operating partnerships involved in multifamily housing 04/30/2010 12:30 PM

8:   (TAX CREDITS) LIHTC Exchange Heads To Senate : A proposal to provide an exchange program for low income housing tax credits used with bond financing will be considered by the Senate when Congress returns from its Easter/Passover recess. 04/02/2010 12:44 PM

9:   (FEDERAL ASSISTANCE) Homebuyer Tax Credit Expansion Not Living Up to Expectations : As the debate over whether to extend the homebuyer tax credit begins to take shape in Washington, one argument that will surely be on the table is the fact that the recent extension has failed to live up to expectations. The tax credit was expanded... 03/19/2010 1:04 PM

10:   (CREDITS) Housing Tax Credits Expire : A late effort to extend low-income housing tax credits faltered when lawmakers headed home for the winter recess without completing legislation. The House approved HR 4213 before the recess, but the 01/08/2010 12:25 PM

11:   (LEGISLATION) Tax Credit Exchange Extension Proposed : A broad tax reform bill offered by House Ways & Means Chairman Charles Rangel includes a provision to extend the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) exchange program for one 12/18/2009 12:49 PM

12:   (CONGRESS) Tax Credit Legislation In Hopper : A low-income housing tax credit overhaul is in the works and its prospects of approval are considered excellent. Submitted by Rep. Bill Pascrell, the proposed HR 4109 would allow credits to be 12/04/2009 1:16 PM

13:   (PRESERVATION) Historic Preservation Tax Credit : Claiming his move will create jobs, Rep. Russ Carnahan crafts legislation to help preserve the nation's historic architecture. The proposed Historic Homeowners Revitalization Act would provide a 10/02/2009 11:38 AM

14:   (LOW-INCOME HOUSING) Tax Credits Awarded For Housing : Conditional commitments for $2.7 million in low-income housing tax credits to support development or rehabilitation of 266 housing units are approved by the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency 09/25/2009 12:07 PM

15:   (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) Legislative Program For Tax Credits : Near collapse of the low-income housing tax credit market in the wake of the housing market debacle prompts a coalition of groups urging Congress to rescue the program with new legislation 09/25/2009 12:05 PM

16:   (HOMEOWNERSHIP) Real Estate Tax Credit Extension Mulled : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lends his support for a six-month extension of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers. The credit is responsible for an estimated 1 million home sales 09/18/2009 12:47 PM

 

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