Caitlin Jones • 7 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: Newly implemented changes made by this year’s economic stimulus act promise new opportunities and shifts in the use of federal renewable energy tax credits. This applies both for real estate projects where the energy credits are used alone, and where paired with federal low-income housing, historic preservation, or new markets tax credits. (See p. 11 for chart on federal energy tax credits.)
Caitlin Jones • 2 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: More than 20 organizations supportive of the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) are seeking to reach consensus on a limited final package of proposed legislative changes to the program designed to boost equity investment.
Caitlin Jones • 3 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: JEN Partners, a New York-based private equity real estate firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire virtually all of the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity business of MMA Financial, a subsidiary of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC (MuniMae).
Caitlin Jones • 5 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: Two earth-friendly energy projects in the Pacific Northwest that are combining federal new markets and renewable energy tax credits will do good for their communities by doing well financially.
Caitlin Jones • 6 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: Larger government recipients plan to use much of their first-round Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant dollars for rental housing, according to a recent report by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., a national nonprofit.
Caitlin Jones • 1 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: The Ohio Department of Development has begun accepting applications for $17.5 million in state historic tax credits in a new funding round under its Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program. This round reflects features new user-friendly amendments to the program.
Caitlin Jones • 1 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: Several more top officials have been sworn in or confirmed at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. David Sterns was sworn in on July 15 as Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner.
Caitlin Jones • 7 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009: Many state housing finance agencies in their low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) programs favor preservation projects, usually by giving preference or extra competitive points to projects involving the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing properties. Preservation of affordable housing is also an emerging priority in this Congress.
Caitlin Jones • 1 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, August 2009:
The Kentucky Housing Corporation has issued a Request for Qualifications to solicit responses by 8/14/09 from qualified market analysts and/or market analysis firms with experience in income-restricted multifamily properties to provide professional market analysis services to KHC.
Caitlin Jones • 1 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, September 2009: The federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has provided guidance on how the General Services Administration (GSA) can meet its Section 106 responsibilities regarding certain planned improvements to historic public buildings managed by GSA.
Caitlin Jones • 2 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, September 2009:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published proposed Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2010, with public comments due by 9/2/09. FMRs are used to determine: payment standard amounts for HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program; initial renewal rents for some expiring project-based Section 8 contracts; and initial rents for Housing Assistance Payment contracts under HUD’s Moderate Rehabilitation Single-Room Occupancy program.
Caitlin Jones • 1 min read
Tax Credit Advisor, September 2009: The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund is soliciting comments by 10/2/09 on the current application form used by community development entities to apply for allocations of new markets tax credit (NMTC) authority. A Federal Register notice indicates that the request is in preparation for an FY 2010 allocation round for the program.