Pamela Martineau • 10 min read
Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.
Pamela Martineau • 7 min read
This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.
Joel Laubenstein • 7 min read
The $7 billion Solar for All program under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund offers housing authorities and other owners of affordable housing portfolios a significant opportunity to reduce energy costs for residents, create local jobs and introduce the benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency to disadvantaged communities.
Abram Mamet • 4 min read
The IRS has announced an increase to the LIHTC per-capita multiplier, providing a modest boost to the LIHTC market for 2025.
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
In a study that provides key insights for housing leaders nationwide, researchers in Indiana recently released an in-depth study detailing the “silver tsunami” of senior Hoosiers in need of housing modified for age-related needs.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
Most National Council of Housing Market Analysts (NCHMA) annual meetings begin with a roundtable from developers, to help ground the conference in the ‘on the ground’ work that the market analysis industry exists to support.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
In a study that provides key insights for housing leaders nationwide, researchers in Indiana Earlier this year, the Maryland Office of the Comptroller released its first State of the Economy report, highlighting issues and trends as the “Old Line State” continues to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pamela Martineau • 5 min read
Seeking to remove barriers to creating and preserving affordable housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is currently weighing applications for $100 million in grant funding to communities throughout the nation for its second round of PRO Housing, Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing, grant program.
Jessica Hoefer • 6 min read
Dan McGowan talks with George Saad, partner and director of acquisition at Los Angeles-based The BLVD Group about the company’s focus and portfolio.
Jared Lang & Jonathan R Toppen • 4 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has significantly impacted the affordable housing landscape by providing generous tax credits and incentives for renewable energy projects. The IRA is transforming the affordable housing sector, bringing substantial financial and
environmental benefits.
Abram Mamet • 10 min read
In recent years, developers have begun to see the many churches, mosques, synagogues and other landholding faith organizations that dot the United States as ideal partners in the struggle to control the affordable housing crisis.