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DC Bond Deal Takes Advantage of Inverted Yield Curve

Detroit Eyesore to Become 433 Units of Housing in Adaptive Reuse

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.

In an industry where projects often require multiple sources of financing, bonds can be a valuable and often necessary part of the capital stack for affordable housing developments.

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.

Imagine living in an old school, mill or a historic hotel.

New models of employer-assisted housing are emerging, as exemplified by the Amazon Housing Equity Fund’s investments in developing housing near its major employment hubs, in Seattle, Nashville and Arlington, VA to give access to quality affordable and workforce housing.

The “Alta” in the Alta Verde Workforce development in Breckenridge, CO, means “high.”

A lack of affordable housing has reached crisis levels throughout huge swaths of the nation.

Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) is an in-depth study used by a wide range of stakeholders, including developers, local governmental entities, lenders and tenant advocacy organizations.