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Leveraging NMTC and GGRF

A Synergistic Approach to Community Development

& 6 min read

Increasingly, climate solutions are central to preserving and creating wealth and well-being in communities across the country.

What Can Be Done About Insurance?

NH&RA Panelists Explore Ways to Rein in High Insurance Costs for Affordable Housing

6 min read

Meet with your underwriter in person, provide as much data as possible on relevant inspections and offer photos of improvements you’ve made to affordable housing properties. These were just a few of the tips offered at the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s Summer Institute Panel: “What Can Be Done About Insurance?”

Rainbow Housing: Transforming Resident Services from Within 

9 min read

For most organizations, radical shifts in market strategy and company makeup generally come after crises. For Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation (Rainbow), that radical shift came not as a result of significant challenges, but as a way to leverage successful internal practices to better serve the affordable housing industry.

Affordable Multifamily Goes Electric in the Empire State

A Major Public Housing Renovation in Buffalo Proceeds Under New York’s New All-Electric Construction Mandate

11 min read

In 2022, New York State announced that it would require new and rebuilt high-rise buildings to be fully electric-powered to meet emissions reduction goals.

Subsidizing the Middle: Policies, Trade-Offs and Costs of Addressing Middle-Income Affordability Challenges

Report Analyzes Impact of Subsidizing Housing for Middle-Income Earners

5 min read

As an increasing number of cities and states develop programs to subsidize housing for middle-income earners, policymakers must ensure that middle-income programs don’t take vital resources from low-income housing programs.

Historic Tax Credits: Industry Trends for an Increasingly Important Subsidy 

TCA Profiles Four Novogradac Developers of Distinction 2024 Award Winners

9 min read

In recent years, owners and developers of low-income housing have turned to the Historic Tax Credit program as another key source of funding for projects looking to preserve or create affordable apartments in historic buildings.

What Makes A Winner A Winner? 

TCA Profiles Four Novogradac Developers of Distinction 2024 Award Winners

12 min read

Since 2010, the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits has awarded several developers for distinguished work in a variety of impact areas related to affordable housing.

Property Managers Turn to AI to Enhance Tenants’ and Applicants’ Experience

6 min read

Forget Siri. Colleen, Elise, Penny and Kelsey are the AI personas that property managers are using to manage tenants’ and housing applicants’ queries.

Housing Affordability A Top Priority for Voters, Yet Political Candidates Rarely Mention It, Survey Finds

4 min read

Nearly 60 percent of surveyed voters cite the lowered cost of housing and rent as key factors that would improve their lives, yet say those same issues are at the near bottom—12th—of issues they hear politicians speak of.

Reconnecting Communities with Affordable Housing

How can affordable housing be integrated into improved neighborhoods as cities tear down or retrofit urban highways?

6 min read

Throughout the mid-20th century, transportation authorities constructed massive infrastructure projects through urban centers, particularly, but not exclusively, highways.

Solar for Multifamily

Federal Funds for Multifamily Solar Projects En Route

3 min read

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is expected to fund approximately $1 trillion in tax credits for clean energy. A significant portion of the funding is for the solar investment tax credits (ITC)…

USDA Lending Changes Boost Multifamily Outlook in Rural America

Agency Boosts Loan-to-Cost Ratio of Key Lending Program to Make More Projects Pencil

5 min read

Since 1996, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided loans for affordable multifamily housing in rural areas through its Rural Development Section 538 program.

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