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For decades now, “it takes a village” has been part of the American vernacular.

There is a subset of affordable housing multifamily apartment complexes referred to as Mark-to-Market (M2M).

In late January, after months of a two-track engagement process with tenant groups calling for nationwide rent control and industry groups calling for supply-side solutions, the Biden-Harris administration issued a press release, Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights and Resident-Centered Housing Challenge.

Home is where you choose

Uprooting and relocating residents can be challenging and stressful if you don’t have the right people in charge to coordinate everything.

I spent the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 watching College Football Bowl Games (Go Tigers! Clemson not LSU) and getting daily news updates on the recovery of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin after his collapse on the field from cardiac arrest.

The nationwide shortage of affordable housing continues to make headlines. For low-income individuals seeking affordable housing, waitlists are hundreds—in some cases, thousands—of names long.

In today’s market, a dollar of tax-exempt volume cap that funds affordable housing is more than ten times more valuable than if it funds any other property type.

John Rucker has been an investment banker since 1977 and one of the most sought-after bond underwriters in the country.

Demand for tax-exempt bonds has been steadily rising with more and more states reaching their bond cap limit.

Years ago, while moderating a session at the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s Summer Institute on Martha’s Vineyard and faced with an audience far more interested in the then ongoing TV coverage of the Summer Olympics than “Year 15” issues, I analogized my affordable housing panelists to the “Dream Team.”

Emily Cadik is one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington, DC advocating for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.