Abram Mamet • 5 min read
Over the past decade, few segments of the population have felt the squeeze of the country’s affordable housing crisis as acutely as middle-income households earning between 60 and 120 percent of the area median income. Earning too much to qualify for most government-subsidized housing programs but too little to afford the majority of new housing stock entering the market, these renters are finding themselves less and less able to secure high-quality housing within their means.
Ravi Malhotra • 5 min read
After the 2024 elections, many in the multifamily affordable housing sector worry that key Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds may be clawed back by the incoming administration. These funds provide tax credits, grants and other forms of incentives for green and clean energy deployment and have been crucial to closing the funding gap for multifamily affordable housing in recent years.
Pamela Martineau • 10 min read
Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.
Pamela Martineau • 7 min read
This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.
Joel Laubenstein • 7 min read
The $7 billion Solar for All program under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund offers housing authorities and other owners of affordable housing portfolios a significant opportunity to reduce energy costs for residents, create local jobs and introduce the benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency to disadvantaged communities.
Abram Mamet • 4 min read
The IRS has announced an increase to the LIHTC per-capita multiplier, providing a modest boost to the LIHTC market for 2025.
Pamela Martineau • 6 min read
In a study that provides key insights for housing leaders nationwide, researchers in Indiana recently released an in-depth study detailing the “silver tsunami” of senior Hoosiers in need of housing modified for age-related needs.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
Most National Council of Housing Market Analysts (NCHMA) annual meetings begin with a roundtable from developers, to help ground the conference in the ‘on the ground’ work that the market analysis industry exists to support.
Abram Mamet • 8 min read
In a study that provides key insights for housing leaders nationwide, researchers in Indiana Earlier this year, the Maryland Office of the Comptroller released its first State of the Economy report, highlighting issues and trends as the “Old Line State” continues to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jared Lang & Jonathan R Toppen • 4 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has significantly impacted the affordable housing landscape by providing generous tax credits and incentives for renewable energy projects. The IRA is transforming the affordable housing sector, bringing substantial financial and
environmental benefits.
Pamela Martineau • 5 min read
Seeking to remove barriers to creating and preserving affordable housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is currently weighing applications for $100 million in grant funding to communities throughout the nation for its second round of PRO Housing, Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing, grant program.