How Developers Are Dealing With Today’s Insurance Challenges
Abram Mamet • 6 min read
Over the past decade, insurance has become a significant concern for multifamily affordable housing owners. Increasingly litigious activity around a variety of liability areas, combined with challenging environmental conditions in many parts of the country, has resulted in higher premiums and increased deductibles, further squeezing operational costs in already stressed deals.
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Case Study
HIV/AIDS Survivors Will Find a Place to Live in New York City
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
A giant tulip tree in Queens has inspired The Lirio, a space for the formerly homeless and those affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Case Study
Alternate Bond Structure Saves $3 Million on DC Project
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
Gilbane Development Co. has saved nearly $3 million on its Barnaby & 7th project in Washington, DC, using a forward M-TEB instead of a traditional bond structure.
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Breaking Ground
Doctor Megan Sandel, Boston Medical Center
Jessica Hoefer • 10 min read
Dr. Megan Sandel, Boston Medical Center spoke with NH&RA’s Peter Bell, to examine the connection between affordable housing and healthcare and the growing realization that good health is essential for households to attain stability and sustainability.
Mountain Towns Go Modular for Faster and Cheaper-to-Build Affordable Housing
Innovative Companies Leverage Factory Construction to Avoid Pitfalls
Ethan Finlan • 8 min read
The housing crisis isn’t just confined to high-demand coastal metros. Housing supply is shrinking, and the share of cost-burdened renters is growing in the country’s interior, including the resort-oriented communities in the Mountain West.
Three Developers Share Strategies for Integrating Healthcare and Housing
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
For decades, policymakers have recognized the intrinsic relationships between housing and health outcomes. Prioritizing housing as a social priority can consistently save communities much-needed funds and help provide long-term care for residents.
Eyes on Utility Rebates
Developing Capital Stacks with Limited Biden-Era Funding for Green Retrofits
Ravi Malhotra • 3 min read
The Trump administration is working to reclaim a significant portion of the clean energy and infrastructure funding established through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IRA/BIL).
Economic Uncertainty and Other Factors Create a Challenging Environment for LIHTC Deals
Pamela Martineau • 7 min read
Economic uncertainty, a shift toward larger transactions, and alternative Community Reinvestment Act options have created a challenging environment for LIHTC deals, pushing down the price of the credits in some parts of the country, some syndicators report.
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Monthly Columns
The Guru Is In
Entities Endure (for Worse)
David A. Smith • 6 min read
Entities are perpetual ecosystem changers, initially growing and sustaining, but eventually, their purpose can fade.
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.”