News & Views Archives
RC Updates
2019
12.17.19 Next Collaborative Convening in Austin
12.11.19 Register for CLPHA’s Housing Is Summit 2020
11.26.19 Honoring & Giving Thanks to RC Friends
11.06.19 RC-HUD Telecon on new RAD-for-PRACs
10.22.19 HUD Releases 2nd Phase RAD Evaluation
10.07.19 RC RADRev4 Telecon & Comments to HUD
9.24.19 RADRev4 Initial Look
8.27.19 RADRev4 to Be First Reviewed at SE Regional Convening
8.12.19 RADRev4 on Its Way
7.16.19 Registration Open—SE Regional Convening in September
7.12.19 RADRev4 Soon?
6.05.19 New Inventory Assessment Tool
5.08.19 Waiting for RADRev4
4.03.19 HUD Budget & RAD Deja Vu?
3.08.19 Highlights & Materials—Northwest Regional RAD+ Convening
2.15.19 Agenda & Registration—Northwest Regional RAD+ Convening
1.29.19 Recap Office Back in Business Post Shutdown
1.25.19 RAD PBV & PBRA Funding During Shutdown
2018
12.19.18 New RAD Rents Offer Boost
12.14.18 RAD Rev4 Now Expected in Early 2019
10.19.18 CLPHA & RAD Collaborative Laud HUD on Conversion of 100k RAD Units
9.06.18 RAD & Section 18—New Opportunities
7.10.18 RAD Notice & Supplemental Guidance Webinar
7.03.18 New RAD Notice & Supplemental Guidance Published
6.28.18 RC Columbus Convening Approaching
5.10.18 RC -Novogradac RAD Conference, GAO Report & More
2017
10.10.17 Senator Collins & Shaun Donovan to Join RAD Practice Day
8.23.17 HUD Publishes Notice on Additional RAD Authority
7.28.17 Senate THUD Calls for Eliminating RAD Cap in FY18
3.31.17 Forum--RAD & New Admin
RAD News
December 2019
12.15.19 Minneapolis HA Looks to RAD, Section 18 to Help with ‘Consequential’ Deferred Maintenance
Ed Note: beginning December 2019 we will feature occasional news related to PHAs’ growing use of Section 18 Demo/Dispo and Streamlined Voluntary Conversion tools to convert conventional public housing to the Section 8 platform as a complement to RAD.
November 2019
11.19.19 NYCHA Uses Freddie Mac Tax-Exempt Loan to Preserve 1300+ Units in Brooklyn
Fall 2019 Affordable Housing News—Fall 2019 featured PH leaders & agencies innovating with RAD & other tools
CLPHA’s Zaterman Cites RAD, Other Housing Authority Innovations (pp 20-21)
HA of Texarkana Uses RAD to Re-position Housing & Agency (pp 26-29)
Philadelphia HA Transforms Neighborhood with RAD, Other HUD Tools (pp 30-32)
RAD is ‘Game Changer’ for Miami-Dade HA’s Liberty City Development (pp 34-36)
HA City of Camden ‘Moves to RAD’ to Convert Portfolio (pp 37-39)
October 2019
10.30.19 Cincinnati PHA’s Johnson Reports on ‘Bold’ Preservation Effort with RAD Help
September 2019
9.19 Greensboro HA Recaps Successful RAD Collaborative SE Regional Convening
9.14.19 HA City of Buenaventura Completes Phase 1 $60 Million RAD Redevelopment
August 2019
8.30.19 Delaware State HA Completes $18 Million Renovation of Dover’s Liberty Courts via RAD
July 2019
7.30.19 Clearing Up RAD Misconceptions in Minneapolis
7.23.19 Austin Goes All in With RAD
June 2019
6.27.19 Cincinnati Invests $190 Million in RAD Portfolio
6.26.19 NYCHA to Upgrade 16 Properties under RAD PACT
6.21.19 HA of Texarkana, TX Undertaking $34 Million Portfolio Conversion
6.21.19 Senator Collins Lauds RAD Redevelopment in Westbrooke, ME
6.20.19 NYCHA Ocean Bay Partnership Completes Massive RAD Rehab
6.11.19 NYCHA Celebrates Completion of 1st RAD Project—1400 Units
May 2019
5.07.19 Casper HA Blends RAD into Mixed-Income Development
April 2019
4.19 Tax Credit Advisor—San Francisco RAD Revisited
4.19 Tax Credit Advisor—NYCHA Doing RAD Sub Rehab without LIHTCs
4.19 Tax Credit Advisor—RAD Incongruity in HUD Budget
4.01.19 Casper HA Looks to RAD for Repositioning Effort
March 2019
3.29.19 Ann Arbor Converts All 400 Units to RAD
3.14.19 Think Progress Piece on RAD Riddled with Inaccuracies
3.07.19 Durham ED Advocates for RAD in House Hearing
3.05.19 RAD Encourages Innovative Financing
February 2019
2.19 Housing Policy Debate—The Projects Are Nice Now
2.25.19 Boston HA & Nonprofit IBA Partner on 146-unit Preservation Project
2.24.19 North Little Rock Redeveloping 912 Units with RAD
2.20.19 Hot Springs (LA) HA Uses RAD to Improve Entire Inventory
2.05.19 RAP to RAD Conversion Completed in Neptune, NJ
January 2019
1.14.19 Dallas HA Enlists Development Partners for RAD Portfolio
1.10.19 Architect Profiles Chicago HA Senior Building Makeover Tapping RAD
1.07.19 Despite Tax Changes, RAD Works Well for Investors
1.08.19 HA of City of Pasaic Self-Develops Scattered-Site RAD Property
1.05.19 NYCHA Tenant Leaders Tour 1st RAD Conversion
1.02.19 Yazoo City HA (MS) Deploys $23M RAD Bond Issue for Repairs
December 2018
12.26.18 RAD Remains Top-10 News in 2018 Affordable Housing Finance
12.20.18 HA Baltimore City & Community Builders Open RAD Senior-Disabled Redevelopment
12.05.18 NYCHA, Hunt & Fannie Mae Use RAD to Preserve 1,000+ Units in the Bronx
November 2018
11.19.18 Yonkers Combines RAD & NY State Funds in 1,700 Unit Renovation Program
11.16.18 Affordable Housing Finance—Surprising Trajectory of RAD
11.15.18 NYCHA Steps Up RAD Use to Address Problem Properties
11.14.18 HA Baltimore City & Community Builders Tap RAD in Renovating Senior-Disabled Property
11.02.18 Camden HA Begins 2nd of 4-Phase of RAD Redevelopment
October 2018
10.09.18 Columbia HA (MO) Completes 3rd Phase of 717-Unit Renovations
10.08.18 HA City of Austin Transfer RAD Assistance to High Opportunity Neighborhood
10.08.18 Hornell HA (NY) Combines RAD with State $ to Renovate Scattered Sites
September 2018
9.28.18 HA City of Los Angeles Opens Jordan Downs 3rd Phase with RAD Subsidies
9.27.18 Richmond HA & CPDC Use Transfer of Assistance in $30 Million Redevelopment
9.20.18 Affordable Housing Finance—RAD Hits 100,000-Unit Milestone
9.11.18 Minneapolis ED Clarifies How RAD Works
9.11.18 Cocoa HA (FL) Uses RAD for Turnaround
9.07.18 Tips in Avoiding RAD Development Pitfalls
August 2018
8.14.18 80-Year Old Project Rebuilt with RAD in Austin
July 2018
7.28.18 Phenix City HA (GA) Rebuilding 166 Units with RAD
7.20.18 Richmond HA & CPDC Continuing to Use RAD in Overhaul
7.19.18 Elm City Celebrates Opening of New Mixed-Income/Mixed-Use RAD Project
7.18.18 Fort Worth RAD Redevelopment Driving TOD Project
7.18.18 Waukegan HA to Use RAD for Major Sub Rehab
June 2018
6.30.18 RAD Key to Continuing Redevelopment by San Bernardino County HA
6.26.18 Alexandria HA (LA) Uses RAD to Transform Inventory
May 2018
5.09.18 Affordable Housing Finance-What RAD for PRAC Promises
5.01.18 Novogradac's 3 Ideas to Build on RAD's Success
April 2018
4.09.18 RAD Underpins $75 Million Renovations by Cook County HA
4.05.18 RAD & Choice $ Support Final Phase of Columbus MHA Transformation
4.01.18 Progress of Preservation--Tax Credit Advisor
March 2018
3.29.18 Little Rock Begins $60 million, 597-Unit RAD Renovations
February 2018
2.25.18 Rep. Price Lauds Durham's RAD Renovations
2.05.18 Newport News RHA Invests $37 Million in RAD Renovations
January 2018
1.25.18 Greensboro HA (NC) Closes on 645-Unit RAD Conversion
1.17.18 HA of City of Camden Opens New RAD Project
1.03.18 AHF Names RAD Top 10 Story in 2017
December 2017
12.18.17 Fannie & Freddie Publish "Duty to Serve" Plans
12.18.17 RAD Used to Preserve 171-Unit RAP Project in NJ
12.15.17 Novogradac Summary of Tax Bill Conference
12.13.17 Yonkers HA Begins 1700-Unit/$300 Million RAD Renovations
12.04.17 Fort Collins HA Closes on 285-Unit RAD Conversion
November 2017
11.16.17 Fannie & Freddie Re-Enter LIHTC Market in Support of Duty to Serve
11.14.17 Former Rep Rick Lazio Calls for Enhancing RAD in Tax Bill
11.07.17 DeKalb County HA Promotes Economic Integration with RAD
11.01.17 Lakewood (NJ) HA Renovates & Builds New with RAD
October 2017
10.17 Berkeley Terner Center Issues Report on RAD in San Francisco
10.27.17 RAD Cited as Template for Public-Private Partnerships
10.18.17 El Paso HA Uses RAD to Convert Office Tower to Affordable Housing
10.11.17 Ypsi Housing Commission Revamps Portfolio with RAD
September 2017
9.25.17 HUD Sets February 2018 for Use of E-Tool in RAD Conversions
9.24.17 New Haven HA Forms 360 Management
9.23.17 Southern Nevada Regional Housing Makes Over Portfolio with RAD
9.20.17 RAD ToA Used to Redevelop Senior Housing in Richmond
9.15.17 HUD RAD Team Named Finalists for Public Service Award
August 2017
8.29.17 San Francisco Residents Pleased with RAD
8.07.17 RAD a Lifeline for Nashville Public Housing
8.03.17 Columbia HA Receives Innovation Award for RAD
8.02.17 NYCHA Redevelops Large Ocean Bay Project with RAD & Sandy $
July 2017
7.21.17 Yonkers HA Launches 1700-Unit RAD Renovation Plan
7.20.17 Residents Happy with San Francisco RAD Approach
June 2017
6.27.17 Pawtucket HA & Partners Close 1st RAD Transaction
6.23.17 Dayton Using RAD to Renovate High Rises
6.20.17 Trump Cuts a Mistake Given RAD Success
6.14.17 NYCHA Uses RAD to Rehab Sandy-Damaged Project
6.14.17 Ann Arbor Uses RAD for Replacement Housing
6.13.17 City of Santa Barbara HA Completes 1st RAD Project
6.13.17 RAD 2 Used for 494-Unit Preservation Project in Bronx
May 2017
5.24.17 NYCHA to Renovate 1700 Brooklyn & Bronx Units Via RAD PACT
5.16.17 RAD Generates $4B in Capital to Date
5.11.17 RAD Capital Investment Doubles in Last Year
5.09.17 1st RAD Project Completed in Baltimore
5.08.17 Love Funding Closes RAD 2 Senior-Disabled Project in NJ
5.05.17 El Paso HA Completes 1st Phase of Largest RAD Conversion
April 2017
4.24.17 Gloverville HA Sees RAD Future
4.21.17 RAD Changing Political & Policy Dynamic--Tax Credit Advisor
4.21.17 Hot Springs Begins $22 Million RAD Renovation
4.21.17 HUD Investigates Hopewell RAD Questions
4.18.17 Troy Housing Authority Under Construction on 112-Unit RAD Project
4.11.17 RAD 2 Used to Turnaround Troubled Staten Island Property
March 2017
3.29.17 Troy HA & Partners Close on 104 RAD Units
3.23.17 HA of Springfield on RAD Waitlist to Renovate 766 Units
3.07.17 Cleveland Metropolitan Completes Bohn Tower Using RAD
February 2017
2.24.17 Columbus Begins Multi-Site RAD Renovations
2.15.17 Creative RAD Financing Used in Newport News
2.10.17 Salisbury Begins Replacement Housing with RAD
2.07.17 Maricopa County & Gorman Team Up on RAD Redevelopment
2.01.17 Philly HA & Michaels Begin 470-Unit RAD Project
January 2017
1.31.17 Atlantic City Looks to RAD to Rebuild
1.19.17 NYCHA Using RAD for Further Preservation
1.17.17 Love Funding Closes Large RAD 2 Project in VA
1.06.17 Sante Fe Begins $30 Million RAD Conversion
1.04.17 Portsmouth Redevelopment Closes Initial RAD Phase
December 2016
12.19.16 Paterson, NJ RAD Deal Done for the Holidays
12.15.16 Austin Resident Pretty Happy with New RAD Unit
12.15.16 NJ PHAs Use and Muse about RAD
November 2016
11.29.16 AHF Assess LIHTC & Tax Reform at Annual Summit
11.28.16 1st Phase of Arrowhead Grove RAD Project Opens in San Bernardino
11.03.16 RAD in San Francisco "Just a Blessing"
11.03.16 San Francisco Completes RAD with Private Partners
11.02.16 El Paso Breaks Ground on Next RAD Project
11.02.16 Mayor Lee Reflects on Preserving SF Public Housing with RAD
October 2016
10.28.16 San Francisco Begins Second Phase of RAD Public Housing Initiative
10.18.16 Deerfield Beach HA Begins Major RAD Renovation Project
September 2016
9.25.16 HA of El Paso Moves to Next Phase of $400 Million RAD Program
9.24.16 Pike HA Turns to RAD as Best Option
9.22.16 New York State to Offer Funds in Support of RAD
9.21.16 RAD Drawing New Capital - Affordable Housing Finance
9.21.16 RAD Succeeding According to Study - Wall Street Journal
9.21.16 Birmingham Transforming Public Housing with RAD
9.21.16 Obama Program Being Used by NYCHA
9.08.16 One-Quarter of MD Projects Use RAD
9.07.16 AHF RAD Interview with Patrick Costigan
August 2016
8.26.16 NYCHA Looks to RAD as Transition Tool
8.17.16 Kingsport HA to Renovate or Replace 450 Units with RAD
8.16.16 Austin HA Addresses Residents RAD Concerns
8.10.16 Monterey County HA to Use RAD for Upgrades
July 2016
7.29.16 Cambridge HA Kicks of $150 Million Phase I RAD Redevelopment of Entire Portfolio
7.26.16 Baltimore HA Showcases Progress in $250 Million Campaign to Overhaul 4,300 Units with RAD
7.14.16 Former Congressman Rick Lazio Sees RAD as Promising Path
7.12.16 Lansing Housing Commission Considers RAD for Renovating Troubled Complex
7.03.16 Evansville HA Making $18.2 Million in Improvements to Large Portfolio with RAD
7.02.16 Anne Arundel County, MD Uses RAD to Renovate Deteriorating Properties
7.01.16 San Francisco RAD Portfolio Conversion Nominated as Finalist for Public Housing Redevelopment
June 2016
6.20.16 Loveman Village in Birmingham Uses RAD to Reposition Property
6.08.16 Cambridge Housing Authority Uses RAD for Its Largest Renovation Project
6.07.16 Pimlico Apartments to Get Makeover with RAD
May 2016
5.18.16 Lansing Housing Commission Looking for RAD to Help
5.16.16 RAD at 3 (the Collaborative's Patrick Costigan takes an in depth look at RAD's implementation to date)
5.15.16 Decatur Housing Authority Uses RAD to Renovate Riverside Towers
5.12.16 $22 million for San Bernardino RAD Project
5.02.16 Hollins House RAD Project Breaks Ground in Baltimore
5.01.16 RAD is the Rage - Tax Credit Advisor, Special Focus on RAD
April 2016
4.27.16 Asheville Commits $33 million to Overhaul of Public Housing
4.27.16 One year later, Union City Housing Authority anticipation $12 M from RAD
March 2016
3.31.16 RAD Hits $2 Billion Milestone
3.16.16 Mobile's planned public housing model successful in Georgia
3.01.16 Rebuilding Baltimore - Going RAD - Tax Credit Advisor
February 2016
2.09.16 Elgin Project End of Traditional Public Housing
December 2015
12.01.15 2015 Public Housing Investment Update: RAD Program
November 2014