Caitlin Jones • 2 min read
Born a little over a quarter-century ago within the 1986 Tax Reform Act, the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has become the tent pole around which the nation’s entire affordable rental housing delivery system has been restructured ““ a system vastly different from and better than the HUD-centric model which dominated before. More than circumstance, this is due to core features that make LIHTC, for public-policy and practical reasons, a much better funding source for the development and preservation of affordable apartments for families and seniors than direct federal appropriations.
Glenn Petherick • 6 min read
A small niche in the affordable housing world has just doubled in size. The number of real estate investment trusts (REITs) that exclusively provide capital for multifamily preservation transactions has increased from one to two.
Glenn Petherick • 2 min read
Working renter households fell further behind their homeowner counterparts in housing affordability in 2011, according to a new report from the National Housing Conference’s Center for Housing Policy.
Glenn Petherick • 6 min read
In recent testimony and comments to House tax writers, supporters of the federal low-income housing, historic rehabilitation, and new markets tax credits defended these programs and encouraged their continuation under any tax reform legislation.
Glenn Petherick • 2 min read
Each year the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association honors the best completed real estate developments in the U.S. that have utilized federal rehabilitation tax credits, by presenting the J. Timothy Anderson (“Timmy”) Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
David A. Smith • 22 min read
George Bailey, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, surveyed his agency’s FY 2013 portfolio-level report. Across the board, results were dismal. With HUD alone bearing the burden of financing the development, renovation, and preservation of the nation’s entire supply of affordable housing, costs were rising; scandals abounded; and banks, investors, and states were unwilling to help.
David A. Smith • 4 min read
As Heraclitus said, all things change – including properties. Not only is perpetuity in affordable housing unattainable, questing for it can be harmful.
Glenn Petherick • 3 min read
With the talk and action about tax reform legislation heating up in Washington, it’s an opportune time to highlight the benefits of our current federal tax credit programs that produce and preserve affordable rental housing, foster the rehabilitation of historic building, and promote economic development, including in our nation’s low-income communities.
Glenn Petherick • 5 min read
The new allocatees are based in 28 states and the District of Columbia and expect to make investments in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Thomas Amdur • 3 min read
This past month has taken me to Lansing, Los Angeles, Louisville, and Nashville and provided me the opportunity to meet with developers to try to put my finger on the pulse of our industry. Along the way, I’ve noticed a few trends and opportunities are apparent:
Glenn Petherick • 7 min read
According to CohnReznick, approximately $10 billion in total LIHTC equity was raised in 2012. Of this amount, the banking sector accounted for approximately 85%. Moreover, of the bank-supplied equity investment, CohnReznick estimates that 60% came from the top five U.S. commercial banks alone.
Glenn Petherick • 6 min read
Once their new affordable apartment complex is completed, the seniors living at The Greens at Logan Field in Dundalk, Md. won’t have to travel far to shop.