Tax Credit Advisor Article Archives
A New Fund Provides a Lifeline for Cash-Strapped Developers — And Enticing Incentives for Investors
Lyla Maisto • 5 min read
With the Affordable Housing Accelarator Fund, SolPacific seeks to energize the market and provide an innovative source of gap funding to projects.
Leveraging the Power of Partnership
As Housing Challenges Mount, Joint Ventures Offer Innovative Solutions
Pamela Martineau • 8 min read
Joint venture partnerships offer an opportunity for many different kinds of developers to tackle the housing crisis, together.
Inside Pennrose’s Centralization Effort, Where Creative Use of Data Has Led to Significant Organizational Efficiency
Michael Murney • 8 min read
Recent centralization efforts at Pennrose have led to significant gains in organizational efficiency.
Expanded Nine Percent Credits: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Lyla Maisto • 5 min read
Though the One Big Beautiful Bill Act increased the supply of nine percent credits, some advocates wonder if the boost might be too little, too late.
Rose Companies Closes Largest Investment Fund in Firm’s History
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
The Jonathan Rose Companies closed Fund VI in July, the latest in a 20-year series of impact funds aimed at preserving and greening affordable housing.
Case Study
Inside Tackenash Knoll, the Largest Affordable Housing Project on Martha’s Vineyard
New Development Serves as Model for Other Upscale Communities
Mark Fogarty • 9 min read
Tackenash Knoll will become the largest affordable housing community on Martha’s Vineyard once complete. It is the second result of a partnership between Island Housing Trust and Affirmative Investments.
The Guru Is In
Earning Homeownership and the Ghost of Nehemiah
David A. Smith • 10 min read
A new program from Utah-based Arrive Home aims to make home buying more accessible.
Case Study
Cofield Estates Reclaims Land Once Lost to Highway Construction
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
In New Haven, a new development is helping to revitalize a former neighborhood once lost to mid-century highway building efforts. Curtis Cofield II Estates brings 56 units of housing to an area that has been vacant for decades.
From Concept to Capital: Inside the Deal That Will Break Ground on ‘The Square’
Abram Mamet • 11 min read
Exploring the possibilities of a new deal can be daunting, as a dizzying number of choices face affordable housing developers. These choices can be critical, no matter how seemingly minor, as they can save or add millions of dollars to a deal’s total development cost.
State Tax Credit Roundup
Exploring State-Level Subsidies in Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky
Lyla Maisto • 8 min read
As the Trump administration implements significant changes to the funding and oversight of LIHTCs and other incentives, housing sector professionals are increasingly looking to state-level LIHTCs as stable incentives for encouraging growth and expanding affordability.
Ground-Floor Commercial Spaces in Mixed-Use LIHTC Developments: Worth the Risk?
Developers Looking to Leverage Federal Tax Credits for Mixed-Affordable Housing/Commercial Space Projects Face Potential Higher Costs, Logistical Complexity, and Financial Risk
Michael Murney • 5 min read
Mixed-use LIHTC developments featuring a ground-floor commercial space offer developers a potentially powerful financial tool.
Legally Speaking
Herculean Efforts Necessary to Deal with National Housing Crisis
Ken Lore, Eddy Park & Charlie Metzger • 7 min read
Housing supply and affordability have now been recognized as significant problems throughout the nation. The issues are vast and complex, and the solutions are expensive and controversial. The financial and political implications are widely recognized by both parties in urban, suburban, and rural communities to an extent not seen in decades.