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Housing Call: October 6, 2020


 

CALL NOTES

Around the State

Wake County Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Wake County programs helps renters, prevents evictions

House Wake! Announces Partnership with Telamon Corporation to Help Prevent Evictions due to COVID-19 – Wake County News

IRS Announces $3.1 Million in 2020 LIHTC National Pool

  • NC will receive an additional $125,000 in credits

N.C. governor’s race: Where the candidates stand on 9 key issues facing Charlotte

  • Includes discussion of affordable housing & homelessness

Study on housing loss reveals few surprises for urban core (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County)

Navigating the Hedge Maze of Out-of-State Money that Owns More of Durham Than Ever

National

Continuing Resolution Passes – Keep Federal Government Funded Until December

Trump signs continuing resolution, averting government shutdown

Negotiations on Next COVID-19 Relief Package Show Progress

HR ll – HEROES Act v2

Disaster Recovery related bills to watch:

  1. 2301/H.R. 3702 – Includes formally authorizing CDBG-Disaster Recovery

HR6071 – 116th Congress (2019-2020): FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act 

Reports/Resources

Novogradac report – estimating the impacts of the expanded LIHTC amounts proposed in the Moving Forward Act

Analysis of Potential Impacts of LIHTC Expansion Under HR 2/AHCIA

National Council of State Housing Agencies – Analysis of Current and Expected Rental Shortfall and Potential Evictions in the U.S.

Pew Research Center  – Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues To Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest

Raleigh Affordable Housing Bond Panel Discussion – Oct. 13

One-on-One Interview with Robin Merrell, Pisgah Legal Services – Oct. 21

Guest: 

NCHC’s New Organizing Director

Adrienne Spinner

aspinner@nchousing.org

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