Articles Archives

New Developments, Driving Results for the Bond Program

4 min read

According to a recent report published by the Council of Community Finance Agencies (CDFA), 2017 was a record setting year for multifamily private activity bond issuances – $15,302,500,000 in total.

West Coast Housing Report

6 min read

Much like America’s East Coast, the West Coast is struggling from a housing affordability problem – meaning Washington, Oregon and California.

The Land of OZ

5 min read

The last couple years of watching Washington has taught us that everything is fair game for subjective (call that “partisan”) interpretation.

Talking Heads Brian Goeken, National Park Service

10 min read

Brian Goeken is widely regarded as one of the nation’s top historic preservation experts with a background spanning over 25 years in urban planning, architecture, economic development and urban design.

NH&RA 2018 Vision Awards

2 min read

Each year since 2004, NH&RA has bestowed its Affordable Housing Vision Award to affordable housing and community development leaders who have made significant and valuable contributions to the field and demonstrated years of leadership, commitment and imagination.

John Gahan, Sullivan & Worcester

7 min read

If you’re looking for one word to summarize John W. Gahan III’s approach to affordable housing—and virtually every other important aspect of his life—that word would be teamwork.

Housing USA: Baltimore

6 min read

During an era of urban renaissance, and while sitting within one of America’s most prosperous regions, Baltimore has managed to become the nation’s biggest tragedy.

Housing Affordability Includes Commuting Costs

& 6 min read

Rental-housing affordability is a serious issue for many essential moderate-income (“workforce”) workers – especially in more affluent population centers.

Bill McGonagle, Boston Housing Authority

7 min read

William “Bill” McGonagle literally has spent nearly his entire life involved with public and affordable housing.

New Developments: Telling Our Story

3 min read

There are many reasons why the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) have endured politically and produced or preserved so many affordable units and historic structures.

The Land of OZ

7 min read

Much of the excitement associated with the 2017 Tax Act was due to the large corporate tax cuts. Far less notice was accorded new sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code: They provide a broad incentive based on the concept of “qualified Opportunity Zones.”

Housing USA: The complexity of urban inequality

5 min read

By the reckoning of today’s pundits, wealth inequality is one of the seminal problems of our time. It has been called a “moral issue” by Bernie Sanders.

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