Pamela Martineau • 8 min read
Over the past three years, a new financing product has paved the way for converting privately owned apartment complexes to 100 percent public, governmental ownership with no equity contribution.
Alex Zeltser, Esq. • 8 min read
In the current affordable housing development environment, multifamily projects that are not awarded competitive nine percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits are frequently exploring the four percent credit available for transactions in which, at least, 50 percent of the aggregate basis in the project is financed with proceeds of tax-exempt bonds or loans (“bonds”) issued by state and local housing agencies and certain municipalities using private activity bond volume cap (the “50 percent test”).
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
In order to build more affordable housing units, it’s crucial for firms in the industry to attract the next generation of developers, architects, project managers and other real estate professionals.
Pamela Martineau • 7 min read
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Multifamily are experiencing an uptick in purchase volumes as the debt capital market environment appears to be shifting in the latter half of 2022.
Pamela Martineau • 10 min read
Rising Interest Rates and Fears of Recession Force Developers and Lenders to Get Creative
Ravi Malhotra • 3 min read
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) helps low-income households access energy efficiency, renewable energy and health and safety upgrades for their homes.
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
Techniques For Cutting Costs and Speeding Construction
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
How Design Features Are Helping to Reduce Costs
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Developers who build market-rate housing are increasingly turning to prefabricated construction techniques, because they represent, in multiple ways, a path to efficiency.
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.