Department: Community Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Adrienne M. Holloway, Ph.D., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Bonds
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an order, prepared by the County Attorney approving the assignment, from the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation (HCHFC) to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), of a $55,217,249 reservation for the issuance of qualified single-family mortgage revenue bonds, pursuant to Chapter 394.032(e) of the Texas Local Government Code, and Chapter 1372.044 of the Texas Government Code.
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Background and Discussion:
To address the critical demand for affordable housing, particularly improving opportunities for single-family homeownership in Harris County, and to improve access to single family mortgage lending coupled with down payment assistance, the HCHFC approved a resolution on July 13, 2022, to authorize the filing with the Texas Bond Review Board of an application in the maximum amount of $55,217,249 with respect to qualified mortgage bonds. The Bond Review Board has issued or is expected to issue a reservation of "State Ceiling" in connection with such Application for Reservation.
On July 28, 2020, Commissioners Court approved an order, prepared by the County Attorney approving the assignment, from HCHFC to TDHCA, of a $51,000,000 reservation for the issuance of qualified single-family mortgage revenue bonds. In 2020, the HCHFC pioneered a single-family mortgage bonds initiative, for the first time in Texas history, based on the assignment of its single- family mortgage bonds reservation capacit...
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