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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.

States Look to Convert Hotels, Motels and Commercial Properties for Shelter and Permanent Low-Income Housing

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.

Housing USA: Cleveland

6 min read

I don’t intend to write a piece in these pages that sugarcoats the situation in Cleveland.

Conference Report: The Energy Efficiency Landscape

6 min read

A National Housing & Rehabilitation Association town hall last month covered financing and implementation options for energy efficient construction.

Housing USA: LIHTC Allocation to Declining Regions

6 min read

Low Income Housing Tax Credit-related developers, investors and policymakers all need to know where projects are likely to succeed.

New Developments: Growth and Growing Pains

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.

Legal Developments: LIHTC and The Fair Housing Act

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.

The Investment Landscape

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.

New Developments: Delivering For Our Residents

4 min read

Mother Theresa once observed, “A life not lived for others is not a life.”

The Pandemic Marathon

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.

Tech Tools

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.

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