Tax Credit Advisor Article Archives

HUD Revisits HOME Programs Administrative Rules with Proposed Update 

10 min read

On May 29 of this year, HUD published a proposed rule update to its decades-old HOME Investment Partnerships program, a federal block grant that provides funding to hundreds of state and local jurisdictions for a diverse array of low- and moderate-income homeownership and rental activities.

Controlling the Costs of Deals 

11 min read

Affordable housing developers use creative approaches to deal with the rising cost of things, like insurance, utilities, construction and operations. 

Treasury Department Introduces Triad of Moves to Bolster Affordable Housing  

5 min read

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has introduced new guidance and rule changes intended to bolster the nation’s supply of housing, especially affordable housing. 

Case Study

COVID Relief Aids Housing, but There’s a Deadline

8 min read

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the official name of the COVID stimulus bill, wasn’t associated with housing at the time.

Case Study

A Lot Going on at Boston Back Bay Redevelopment

Service provider key for delivering supportive services

6 min read

The nearly 100-year-old and newly redeveloped 140 Clarendon St. in the Back Bay section of Boston has a lot going on under its roof.

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Saving America’s Struldbrug Office Towers with Housing? 

6 min read

Four years after the response to COVID-19 emptied downtown high-rise office buildings of workers, leaving some towers furnished shells empty of life or commerce, why hasn’t the prophesied breakthrough of office-to-residential conversions appeared?   

Breaking Ground

Keli Savage, AVP, Head of Impact Investment Strategy, CVS Health

8 min read

Tax Credit Advisor sat down with Savage to learn more about CVS Health’s activities and plans for the future.  

GGRF: Funding Considerations for Affordable Housing Developers

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In April of 2024, the EPA announced the winning applicants chosen by the agency to administer the three GGRF initiatives funded.

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How the Supreme Court Could Impact Homelessness

4 min read

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, in a rare instance of the Court grappling with the issue of homelessness.

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One for Posterity  

4 min read

I was recently asked to reflect on what moments led me to a career in affordable housing. Like most people in this industry, it wasn’t something I ever knew was a career option.

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When the Exactions Go Too Far

5 min read

Are you an affordable housing developer in search of a local building permit and feeling helpless as popup financial exactions materialize as fast as you vanquish the previous ones? Now there’s one weird trick you can use to get relief: say “sheetz.”

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New Beginnings

2 min read

Out With the Old, In With the New

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