Written by Steve Rosenblatt
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (COVID Relief) signed into law on 12/27/20, there is one provision regarding LIHTC. Starting 2021 the 4% credit now has a 4% floor for acquisition and bonds which means it literally cannot drop below 4%. The industry has been asking for this for over 20 years. Deals were below 3% because of the bond market. This is great news for new deals.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025 at 2.5%, the lowest adjustment since 2020 (1.3%). The average COLA increase over the past decade has been 2.6%. While this year’s adjustment is lower than 2024’s...
HUD has announced the 2024 income limits for the MTSP housing programs effective April 1, 2024..
State 2023 Hourly Minimum Wage 2024 Hourly Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2024 Alaska $10.85 $11.73 Arizona $13.85 $14.35 California $15.50 $16.00 Colorado $13.65 $14.42 Connecticut $15.00 $15.69 Delaware $11.75 $13.25 Hawaii $12.00 $14.00 Illinois $13.00 for...
While HUD is allowing the implementation of the regulations to be pushed until 7-1-25, Spectrum Compliance has made the decision to implement the HOTMA changes on 1-1-24. This allows for a year of trial and error before all states mandate the changes. We are in contact with all state agencies concerning when they expect to implement HOTMA, and many have reported it will be 1-1-24.
October 12, 2023 the 2024 COLA was published at 3.2%.