Maine’s 2025 Housing Outlook: Silver Linings Amidst Warning Signs
Despite Progress on Homelessness and Supply, the Pine Tree State is Growing Less Affordable
Ethan Finlan • 5 min read
In February, Maine’s state housing authority released its first annual assessment of housing affordability in the Pine Tree State. The 2025 Housing Outlook finds both positive and negative signs for the affordable housing market.
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Case Study
Developer Expanding into New Mexico Affordable Housing
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
Dominium is targeting New Mexico in a big way. Its latest construction project in the Land of Enchantment will add 216 affordable units to the city of Rio Rancho, and there’s more to come elsewhere in the state.
Case Study
Historic TN Building Features Affordable Housing Again
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
The adaptive reuse of the historic Daugherty Furniture Company building in Clinton, TN, turning it into 39 units of affordable housing, is reviving one of its original uses, as the upper floors were devoted to housing when the retail property was built in the 1940s.
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Relocation Benefits Rise with Federal Rule Change
Ethan Finlan • 5 min read
The federal government has significantly changed how it handles compensating people relocated by property seizures. The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act was amended to increase available compensation, broaden the definition of a “displaced” person and improve assistance by finding suitable replacement properties.
Affordable Housing Beyond LIHTC
Lyla Maisto • 8 min read
As proponents of affordability grapple with the ramifications of a rapidly changing regulatory landscape, stakeholders continue to search for innovative pathways toward preserving and developing affordable projects at a rate commensurate with rising demand. That was the focus of Affordable Housing Beyond LIHTC, a panel at National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s Annual Meeting in January.
Breaking Ground
Michael Novogradac, Managing Partner, Novogradac
Pamela Martineau • 8 min read
Tax Credit Advisor sat down with Novogradac to get his take on the current state of the industry and its future, as well as the pending policy issues that could greatly impact the industry.
HUD Adopts New Rule for HOME Program, To Take Effect in April
Industry Leaders Discuss Future of Public Housing Under New Administration
Abram Mamet • 7 min read
The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently adopted a rule update to its Home Investment Partnerships program (HOME). This is the first major update to the HOME program since 2013.
“The Moment that the Big Tent was Built for”
Industry Leaders Discuss Future of Public Housing Under New Administration
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
The affordable housing sector, crucial for over a million Americans, is navigating uncertain times. A recent NH&RA panel offered a platform for thought leaders to discuss the future and share insights.
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Monthly Columns
The Guru Is In
Entities Endure (For a Long While)
David A. Smith • 7 min read
The journey to economic sustainability is just the beginning for mission-driven entrepreneurs, as they face new challenges and transformations.
Industry Insights
Regulatory Reform in the Trump Administration
Kaitlyn Snyder • 3 min read
On his first day in office, President Trump issued a Presidential Action aimed at reducing the cost of living and increasing prosperity for American workers. This includes directives to lower housing costs and expand supply.
Legally Speaking
To File a BOI or Not File a BOI, That is the Question
David Leon, Jay Shuman & Jeff Perry • 10 min read
When the CTA went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, both newly formed and previously established companies, large and small (but mainly small) were to provide certain information to FinCEN detailing: 1) “Beneficial Ownership” and 2) “Company Applicants.”