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During the past couple of years, we have reported frequently in these pages on the evolution of the relationship between housing and healthcare.

It is the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States. As expected, he and the Republican-led 115th Congress are already shaking things up across the board and healthcare reform is front and center.

Telehealth has become a widely accepted and important component of the overall healthcare structure in the United States.

For those developers interested in implementing water or energy improvements during rehabilitation, Fannie Mae’s Green Regards and Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage offer innovative new funding options. With interest savings in the neighborhood of 13 – 39 basis points off of a fixed rate loan, these products are in high demand.

Josefina Carbonell intended to follow her father’s footsteps and become a civil engineer or accountant. Instead, her career path took a different turn as she became actively involved as a United Way volunteer helping elderly Hispanics acclimate to their new lives in the United States.

Sustaining Seniors Aging in Place Program (SSAIP) is an innovative program in Charleston, SC, that includes Telehealth/Telemedicine, a food pantry that has delivered more than 400,000 free meals, accessible transportation and a community garden among its offerings. It is all part of the pioneering approach to senior affordable housing instituted by that southern city’s Humanities Foundation.

Substandard, unaffordable housing can damage the health of its residents – potentially causing problems like asthma or exacerbating ailments like hypertension.

Six giant health companies are contributing millions of dollars to help build housing in Portland, OR.

Not for the last time, President-elect Trump confounded expectations when he nominated as HUD secretary a pediatric neurosurgeon and unsuccessful Presidential candidate.

$100 million in new funding On November 29, 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York became the first state to secure international certification of nearly $100 million in “Green Bonds” to be used for the development of affordable housing that has a positive impact on the environment and climate. The housing bonds were certified […]

“In the affordable housing industry, there has long been a recognition that one size doesn’t fit all,” declares Bill Whitman, owner of New Community Partners and a partner at Somerset Development Company in Washington, DC.

Last June, attorney Wade Norris reported in these pages on the increasing demand for tax-exempt, multifamily bonds throughout the United States and noting that several states were burning through volume cap.