Mark Fogarty • 5 min read
Though the LIHTC has long been a bedrock of the affordable housing industry, developers are always searching for additional products to get deals done. One such promising vehicle is preservation equity.
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
Over the past several years, HUD has been rolling out updates to Sections 102 and 204 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA), pushing back deadlines that require affordable housing property managers to pivot in their tenant certification practices.
Lyla Maisto • 10 min read
In an affordable housing landscape where optimism and creative solutions are more important than ever, private activity bond (PAB) volume recycling can be an attractive device for developers competing in an oversubscribed bond market.
Ravi Malhotra • 3 min read
Between Executive Orders, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), and successive waves of litigation, much remains unclear about the path to greening multifamily affordable housing properties.
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
Affordable housing is playing a key role in keeping Philadelphia’s Chinatown thriving with a brand new senior housing project that is bringing more affordable units online while simultaneously preserving the neighborhood’s cultural strengths.
Pamela Martineau • 7 min read
Despite an intricate and sometimes lengthy process, obtaining a favorable credit rating can provide immense benefits for public housing authorities.
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
At NH&RA’s 2025 Summer Institute, Michaels Organization EVP Milton “Milt” Pratt joined NH&RA President Peter Bell for a wide-ranging conversation on his nearly 40-year affordable housing career, highlighting the value of industry relationships, mentorship, and a steadfast commitment to “taking care of families and lifting lives.”
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
At NH&RA’s Summer Institute in Boulder, CO, questions about the current administration’s impact on the affordable housing industry dominated the discussion. But there were also valuable talks centered on new building practices that exemplify the industry’s history of resilience and innovation.
Lyla Maisto • 5 min read
Advancements in supply chain management have enabled significant cost savings and operational efficiencies in affordable housing construction. For housing providers the potential dividends can be enormous, with decreased friction in the procurement of raw materials, predictable project costs and timelines, and downstream logistical efficiencies during construction itself.
Jessica Hoefer • 7 min read
Vince Bennett, President, McCormack Baron Salazar examines the balance between building quality housing and supporting families through services tailored to their needs.
Michael Murney • 8 min read
Since 2008, HUD-VASH has acted as a bulwark against veteran homelessness.
Because it serves a uniquely complex sub-group of America’s homeless population and is likewise composed of a uniquely complex development application and approval process, this presents a singular set of robust incentives, and potential challenges, for prospective developers.
Mark Fogarty • 7 min read
St. Bernard Circle Apartments in New Orleans is another piece of an expansive HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) grant to revitalize public housing in the city. With the use of resiliency standards for hurricanes and flooding, project developers aim to ensure the housing remains for a long time.