Abram Mamet • 6 min read
The Michaels Organization has a history of identifying problems and forging ahead with bold solutions.
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
As challenges continue to buffet the low-income housing market, an increasing number of states are implementing their own versions of a Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). According to a recent Novogradac report, 17 states have added completely new state tax credit programs since 2013, resulting in a total of 29 states and Washington, DC having unique LIHTC incentives.
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
In 2021, new guidance was issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that allowed Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) much-enhanced structure for mixed financing methods to expand their overall supply of units.
Abram Mamet • 7 min read
By the time the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) was rolled out as part of the 1986 Tax Reform Act, The Enterprise Foundation was already in a position to become a mission-driven leader in the fledgling LIHTC industry.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
In the nearly four decades since its creation, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has become a critical engine for creating affordable multifamily housing in the United States.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
Over the last two decades, a workforce housing shift has occurred in the many resort towns and communities across the United States.
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
When the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program was created in 1986, it was a far cry from the robust development engine it is today.
Abram Mamet • 7 min read
Today’s solar power systems are cheaper to build and more efficient than ever.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
By all metrics, affordable housing remains challenging to produce.
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
For nearly four decades, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit has fueled much of America’s affordable housing construction.
Abram Mamet • 7 min read
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently opened applications for its new Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP), a multi-billion-dollar initiative meant for deep green improvements to certain HUD contract properties.
Abram Mamet • 7 min read
In theory, building codes, zoning and urban planning make up the engine that drives municipal growth. Born from progressive-minded responses to early 20th-century public health crises, the first wave of these defined zoning codes was passed starting around 1908.