GOP Surprise? Chairman Bacchus Hints at Support for Affordable Housing

By Caitlin Jones
April 11, 2011 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, April 2011: The new, Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, which writes banking and housing legislation, suggested that affordable housing should be supported under any ultimate housing finance reform law in comments at a March 1 hearing.

Chairman Spencer Bacchus (R-Ala.), who assumed his new post in January, has generally been silent to date on the issue of affordable housing. But he hinted at his views in comments at the hearing by his committee, during which U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified on the Administration’s recently released plan and options for housing finance reform.

Leveraging NMTC and GGRF

A Synergistic Approach to Community Development

Jennifer Kirkley & Regan St. Pierre • September 13, 2024 6 min read

Increasingly, climate solutions are central to preserving and creating wealth and well-being in communities across the country.

What Can Be Done About Insurance?

NH&RA Panelists Explore Ways to Rein in High Insurance Costs for Affordable Housing

Pamela Martineau • September 1, 2024 6 min read

Meet with your underwriter in person, provide as much data as possible on relevant inspections and offer photos of improvements you’ve made to affordable housing properties. These were just a few of the tips offered at the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s Summer Institute Panel: “What Can Be Done About Insurance?”

Rainbow Housing: Transforming Resident Services from Within

Abram Mamet • September 1, 2024 9 min read

For most organizations, radical shifts in market strategy and company makeup generally come after crises. For Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation (Rainbow), that radical shift came not as a result of significant challenges, but as a way to leverage successful internal practices to better serve the affordable housing industry.