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Insights for affordable housing developers and nonprofit organizations that want to thrive
As part of our consulting services for our nonprofit, government and business clients, we share research, articles and resources about the challenges and trends in affordable housing and community services today. It is our hope that our take on these issues will give you new ideas and inspire you to continue making a difference in your community.
Navigating the Changing World of Consumer Credit: 2012 Financial Education in Oklahoma Conference
The 2012 Financial Education in Oklahoma Conference will provide financial educators, advocates and teachers throughout Oklahoma information on the changing landscape of consumer creditwith a focus on exposing common misunderstandings and deepening knowledge about...
Public Input-Low Income Housing Tax Credits
We attended the OK Housing Finance Agency's meeting for public input into their 2013 Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program (aka Low Income Housing Tax Credits) on Thursday, 8/9. OHFA wants written suggestions and specific examples if you have them. Click here for the...
Many Americans reach old age with ‘virtually no financial assets’
A central worry of many Americans is not having enough money to live comfortably in old age. Indeed, about 46 percent of senior citizens in the United States have less than $10,000 in financial assets when they die. Most of these people rely almost totally on Social...
Thinking of Selling Your Home? 10 Tax Tips You Need to Know
The Internal Revenue Service has some important information for those who have sold or are about to sell their home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may be able to exclude all or part of that gain from your income. Here are 10 tips from the IRS...
Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Interim Rule Published in Federal Register
The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act), enacted into law on May 20, 2009, consolidates HUD’s competitive homelessness assistance grant programs into one new "Continuum of Care (CoC) Program." This interim rule...