Pamela Martineau • 8 min read
As the housing crisis deepens and the pandemic continues to affect the hospitality industry and commercial properties, an increasing number of states are seeking to convert hotels, motels and other commercial properties into housing for low-income residents and those experiencing homelessness.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
I don’t intend to write a piece in these pages that sugarcoats the situation in Cleveland.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
A National Housing & Rehabilitation Association town hall last month covered financing and implementation options for energy efficient construction.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Low Income Housing Tax Credit-related developers, investors and policymakers all need to know where projects are likely to succeed.
Thom Amdur • 3 min read
While it is still a little too soon to say with certainty that the combined infrastructure and budget reconciliation package will be enacted, or for that matter what precisely will be in it, it is the quintessential pastime of policy watchers in Washington like me to speculate.
Harry Kelly • 4 min read
There is no end to the complicated, arcane rules applicable to Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) and the properties they help to build.
Pamela Martineau • 8 min read
Dramatic changes in the investing landscape over the past year have pushed affordable housing investors to reevaluate funding strategies and keep a close eye on numerous upcoming changes.
Thom Amdur • 4 min read
Mother Theresa once observed, “A life not lived for others is not a life.”
Pamela Martineau • 9 min read
COVID-19 pushed affordable housing managers across the nation to expand resident services, change up service delivery methods and develop new partnerships – all changes that leaders in the space say are likely to stick around.
Mark Fogarty • 7 min read
The human element is always going to be the most important factor in providing resident services, but technology is what helps a provider analyze and target services to achieve good metrics and even more importantly, useful results. National Church Residences has taken and run with this particular concept by designing its own in-house technology tool.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
The last few years, America has seen increased interest in prefabricated housing construction, with materials produced and assembled off-site. The most innovative style within this construction subgenre has been 3D printing. While somewhat new and untested, the model is proving to reduce construction time and costs, making it worthy of consideration for affordable home developers.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
There has been a recent debate, inside and out of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) community, about where affordable housing projects should be built. Following negative press from NPR and ProPublica showing how a majority of units were going into low-income areas, legislators have called for state qualified allocation plan (QAP) adjustments to award credits to developers who build in nicer areas. The thinking is that by placing LIHTC tenants in mid- or high-income areas, they will have better access to good schools, jobs and amenities.