Corenia Burlingame & Jerome A. Breed • 7 min read
The IRS has recently published an eagerly anticipated, thoughtful and helpful Opportunity Zone Program (OZP) guidance.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Many states have affordable housing trust funds. But how—or even if—they use that money on housing can depend on the political whims of voters and lawmakers.
Darryl Hicks • 11 min read
As a senior economic advisor to President Barack Obama, Steve Glickman sought out policymakers, economists, investors, business and community leaders and other experts and gathered ideas that could be used to help struggling communities recover from the Great Recession.
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
The traditional wisdom is that the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) operate in two separate arenas: housing for the LIHTC and business/commercial for the NMTC.
Mark Olshaker • 6 min read
Brian McGeady and Michael Riechman share a dedication to affordable housing, a dedication that is reflected in the origin story of their new company, MVAH Partners.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
This city has made headlines recently as one that’s transitioning from an old to a new economy.
Thom Amdur • 3 min read
On this recent Thanksgiving, I hope our elected officials—both present and future—took the opportunity to remember the spirit of collaboration between the Mayflower Pilgrims and the Wampanoags on that first Thanksgiving.
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
Can the four percent and nine percent tax credits co-exist peacefully in the same housing project? At the Building 9 project in Sands Point, Seattle, Mercy Housing Northwest decided the two forms of credit could, as long as they were segregated into separate projects in the same development.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
There is a shortage of good urbanism in America. There are only eight, “legacy cities,” where dense, transit-oriented neighborhoods spread contiguously over many square miles.
Mark Fogarty • 7 min read
State housing finance agencies are still feeling their way into the new Income Averaging (IA) authority, with no clear consensus yet on standard practices for how it will be implemented.
Darryl Hicks • 13 min read
In 2007, Laura Burns created an investment fund, Eagle Point Ventures, that acquired General Partnership (GP) interests in tax credit-financed projects and yielded strong returns for its investors.