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Technology: Pronto Poses PropTech Solution For LIHTC

7 min read

The use of technology in real estate has become so common as to have a moniker: PropTech. Short for “property technology,” it describes how everything from cloud storage to artificial intelligence to smart infrastructure can streamline development, construction, management and the realty of homes.

Housing USA: A Housing Price Boom Comes to the Boring Metros

6 min read

It’s been a common story in America, particularly since the pandemic: home prices keep rising.

New Developments: Celebrating 50 Years of Meeting Challenges by Scaling Our Success

4 min read

I am the father of three young children, so birthdays still play an outsized role in our household. In the under ten set, all the action is around what kind of party you are having and between our household and the kids’ friends, we have been to just about every kind of birthday party venue you can imagine, including climbing, gymnastic and trampoline gyms, dinosaur digs, Medieval Times, state parks, country clubs, bowling alleys, laser tag courses, rope courses, petting zoos and on and on.

Historic Tax Credit: 40 Years of Historic Preservation and Community Revitalization

7 min read

For 40 years, the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) has allowed developers to preserve some of the most beautiful, iconic, historic buildings in the nation, while revitalizing small towns and cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Retrospective: NH&RA: A Think Tank for Affordable Housing

13 min read

In the early 1970s, the City of Boston embarked on an effort to encourage developers to acquire and rehabilitate older apartment buildings in disinvested neighborhoods.

Developer Outlook

9 min read

It’s 2022 and the COVID-19 pandemic looks likely to roll into a third year, bringing with it more uncertainty, but leaders in the affordable housing space say the new year still looks promising since the industry has already pivoted sharply due to the pandemic and will continue to do so.

Housing USA: Co-Living – An Untapped Avenue for LIHTC?

6 min read

In recent years, the concept of “co-living”—wherein some or all parts of a unit and its common areas are shared by multiple renters—has garnered attention from developers.

Conference Report: NCHMA White Papers

6 min read

The National Council of Housing Market Analysts (NCHMA) released two new white papers at its annual meeting last month, covering affordable assisted living and the challenges facing rural affordable projects.

The Conference Report: The Great Resignation

5 min read

Like many industries, affordable housing market analysts have felt the effects of the tight labor market, forcing both firms and their clients to look to flexible work schedules, increased pay and non-monetary support to retain talent, industry representatives said at a panel discussion during the National Council of Housing Market Analysts (NCHMA) annual meeting.

New Developments: Embracing ESG in 2022

4 min read

As I write this column in mid-December, full of holiday spirit and optimism, I remain hopeful that Build Back Better (BBB) will at some point be enacted into law and we will be the beneficiaries of the broadest expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit since the program’s enactment, despite the recent pronouncements of one senator.

Guest Column: Affordability, Viability and Livability

& 9 min read

This article is adapted from a session presented at the 2021 Consortium of Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) Conference.

New Developments: It’s Finally Infrastructure Week in Washington

5 min read

For years, backers of mass transit, roads, bridges, housing, utility grids and dozens of other interests have advocated for generational investments in our nation’s infrastructure.

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