Caitlin Jones Author Archives

CDFI Fund Director Relishes Renewal, Impact of NMTC Program

& 6 min read

As she approaches her one-year anniversary as Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Donna Gambrell is looking forward to at least one more funding round for the federal new markets tax credit (NMTC) program and is celebrating its accomplishments.

IRS Publishes Targeted Populations Proposed Rule; CDFI Fund Issues New Guidance

& 6 min read

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new proposed rule outlining requirements for investments serving “targeted populations” under the federal new markets tax credit (NMTC) program. The IRS invited public comments by 12/23/08 and announced a public hearing for 1/22/09.

Hot Buttons for Investors in Market Studies for LIHTC Projects

& 4 min read

Accurate and conservative underwriting is critical in planning new low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) projects today. To do so, developers need to use a qualified market analyst and obtain a solid market study for their proposed project.

Washington State Rolls Out New Housing Program

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The Washington State Housing Finance Commission has rolled out a new loan program designed to help developers rapidly acquire land or properties for use in affordable housing projects, in communities where gentrification and similar trends pose a threat.

Worsening Credit, Financial Crises Compound Problems for LIHTC Market

& 8 min read

The worsening credit crisis from late September into October has created new difficulties for the already battered low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) market.

California Governor Signs Two Housing Tax Credit Bills

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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) in late September signed into law two bills revising the state’s low-income housing and farmworker housing tax credit programs.

IRS Issues Instructions on How to Retire LIHTC Recapture Bonds

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New Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2008-60 provides guidance on how investors can make an election to retire an existing recapture bond they’ve posted under the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program.

HUD Launches New Neighborhood Stabilization Program

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has begun to implement the new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which was established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act signed on 7/30/08.

Historic Former Tobacco Warehouse Converted to Mixed-Income Apartments

& 6 min read

Even in small, rural towns like Mount Airy, NC, the shortage of affordable housing for low-income residents is a pressing issue. In Mount Airy, the issue was addressed and solved, according to developer Jim Sari, of The Landmark Group, based in Winston-Salem, NC, through the conversion of a vacant historic former tobacco warehouse into apartments using a combination of state and federal low-income housing tax credits and historic tax credits.

New Financial Rescue Package Contains Tax Credit, Bond Provisions

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The financial rescue bill signed by President Bush on 10/3/08 contained provisions that extend the federal new markets tax credits and various federal renewable energy tax credits, and provide additional low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bond authority for areas hit by major natural disasters.

CDFI Fund Awards $3.5 Billion in New Markets Credit Allocations

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he Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund on 10/20/08 announced the award of $3.5 billion in federal new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocations to 70 community development entities (CDEs) in the program’s sixth funding round.

IRS Issues Proposed Rule on Targeted Populations

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The IRS is soliciting comments by 12/23/08, and announced a public hearing for 1/22/09, on a new proposed regulation for the federal new markets tax credit program specifying how an entity serving certain targeted populations can meet the requirements to be a qualified active low-income community business.

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