CHFA LIHTC eNews

CHFA has been working diligently to implement the new Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Income Averaging allowance approved by Congress as part of the Consolidated Budget Act of 2018. Over the summer, CHFA held stakeholder forums to review the Income

CHFA will hold four public hearings in Colorado in order to receive input on the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for the LIHTC program and to discuss proposed changes to the QAP for the upcoming year. • Thursday, September 27, 2018 9:30am to 10:00am - A

CHFA is pleased to announce the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) awards for the second and final allocation round of 2018. CHFA is the allocating agency of federal and state LIHTC in Colorado. In this round, 33 applications requesting $35.9 million

Based on the feedback we received in the recent “CHFA 2019 LIHTC Application Rounds Survey”, CHFA will maintain the current order of LIHTC competitive rounds in 2019. Thank you to all respondents - the survey feedback was very helpful in identifying the

On March 23 2018, President Trump signed into law the FY 2018 Omnibus legislation, which included a provision allowing income averaging in LIHTC-supported properties. Since this law was passed, several national and local experts have been working diligent

For those of you who are impacted by CHFA’s competitive LIHTC rounds, we invite you to take this very brief survey to provide input on CHFA’s potential changes to the dates of the rounds in 2019.

CHFA will hold four public hearings in Colorado in order to receive input on the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for the LIHTC program and to discuss proposed changes to the QAP for the upcoming year. • Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:00am to Noon Glen

The 2018 LIHTC application V.2 is now available on the website. Older versions of the application will no longer be accepted. The recorded application webinars can be viewed here. For questions regarding the application, please contact

CHFA is pleased to announce the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) awards for the first allocation round of 2018. CHFA is the allocating agency of federal and state LIHTC in Colorado. In this round, nine applications were received, requesting $5,720,2

After a noteworthy career in housing and finance, Senior Tax Credit Officer Mike Pacheco is retiring on February 28. In his 13 years at CHFA, Mike has made many friends and memories. Mike’s role in ensuring that CHFA awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credi

The 2018 QAP was approved by the Governor of Colorado on December 22, 2017, and is now available on the CHFA website. The 2018 Round 1 Letters of Intent report is also now available.

The brand new 2018 LIHTC application will be available on the website on January 2, 2018. Older versions of the application will no longer be accepted. The recorded application webinar can be viewed here. For questions regarding the application,

The second draft of the 2018 QAP is now available on the CHFA website. • 2018 QAP - Second Draft

In response to the House Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1 released on November 2, 2017, CHFA has published information to assist multifamily transactions that may fall into one of the following three categories: i. conduit transactions utilizing n

As we have shared, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, proposes to eliminate the tax-exemption on all Private Activity Bonds (PABs) including single family, multifamily housing, industrial development, and 501 c3 bonds effective December 31, 2017. As curre

As we have shared over the past week, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, proposes to eliminate the tax-exemption on all Private Activity Bonds (PABs) including single family, multifamily housing, industrial development, and 501 c3 bonds effective December

As members of Colorado’s affordable housing community, we urge you to contact the Colorado Congressional Delegation and seek their support and co-sponsorship of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R. 1661 and S. 548) to strengthen and secure

In 2016 Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) retained BBC Research and Consulting to help identify trends and factors influencing the costs of building and renovating affordable multifamily rental housing in Colorado. Development cost escalatio

2018 LIHTC QAP - First Draft The first draft of the 2018 QAP is now available on the CHFA website. • 2018 QAP - First Draft 2018 LIHTC QAP Public Hearings CHFA will hold four public hearings, scheduled around the state for input on the 2018 Qualified

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