LIHTC Archives

Affordable housing is a byproduct of a pluralistic democratic society; more than that, it is a goal whose pursuit creates and strengthens a pluralistic democratic society in ways that would gladden the heart of Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, Comte de Tocqueville.

Last month, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act was reintroduced in both the House and Senate as H.R. 3238 and S. 1557.

Federal tax credits under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program continue to be one of the most important tools for developing affordable housing in the country.

With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the business case for solar-for-multifamily affordable housing is the best it’s ever been.

A simple principle can have far-reaching consequences when its consistent application exposes policy or outcome inconsistencies taken for granted for decades.

Tribal LIHTC Developers Leading the Way

At first glance, there is nothing out of the ordinary about the solar panels on the roofs of the ten buildings that make up the Echo Valley housing project in West Warwick, RI.

Capital One ranks among the most active investors of Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provided the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) $3.2 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

How long does it take to fix an original-sin mistake?

While for-profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers can have different approaches to tax credit projects, there is one thing they generally agree on—the need for high-quality resident services for their populations.

It would make a good story if someone who moves into the renovated Upper Post Flats at historic Fort Snelling in Minneapolis had lived in those barracks on active-duty decades ago.