Pamela Martineau • 10 min read
With the Baby Boomer generation retiring en masse, a wave of new leaders is stepping up in the affordable housing space creating a generational shift in the industry.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
This month, Tax Credit Advisor is doing a special “leadership” issue, profiling people and agencies who spearhead the affordable housing industry.
Nushin Huq • 9 min read
In what may be a once in a generation update, three government agencies released joint proposed rules to update The Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, on how activities qualify for consideration, where those activities are considered and how they are evaluated.
Thom Amdur • 4 min read
Unless I’ve miscounted, I believe this is my 150th and final New Developments column. Over the years, I’ve explored countless themes but the ones I have enjoyed writing the most are about transformative public policy. For my final column it feels fitting that I am writing about the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Housing Supply Action Plan.”
Scott Beyer • 5 min read
Fuel prices are increasing, with the per-gallon cost of gasoline up 47 percent year over year and the cost of diesel up 63 percent over that same period.
Nushin Huq • 8 min read
While the efficiency of Emergency Rental Assistance funds disbursement differed from state to state, affordable housing and asset managers agree the aid was an invaluable tool during the pandemic helping residents stay in their homes, as well as helping property owners meet their financial obligations to their investors.
Pamela Martineau • 9 min read
ble housing communities across the nation have much to gain from decarbonization and electrification, yet unfamiliarity with new technologies, the high cost of retrofitting buildings, and complicated access to funding sources and incentives have slowed the conversion.
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
A pandemic. The Russia-Ukraine War. Resultant inflation. Supply chain disruptions. Evictions. It all seems overwhelming. You just want to stay in bed. Or at least stay away from your newsfeed. Morning Joe seems more like Mourning Joe. But we are resilient, and as Plato famously wrote, “our need will be the real creator.” Which I interpret as, positive changes can come from even the worst circumstances.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
The growth of “socially responsible” investing means tax credit developers can expect higher scores and more institutional support.
Bob Simpson • 10 min read
These days, it seems every commercial real estate investor is talking about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investing.
Thom Amdur • 4 min read
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing and lending is one of the hottest and most cutting-edge topics in the world of affordable housing finance.
Pamela Martineau • 7 min read
From dramatic increases in the volume of Low Income Housing Tax Credits to gains in the Housing Trust Fund, the Biden administration’s 2023 federal budget proposal includes some massive gains for affordable housing, but the fate of these increases is unclear and may not be determined until after a new Congress is seated in 2023.