Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
As fall blows in, we are nearing the end of our first full year back in person.
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
Have you ever had that feeling where something you are newly knowledgeable about seems to suddenly be everywhere?
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
I recently attended the National Council of State Housing Agencies conference in Chicago.
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association has been bringing together industry leaders for 50 years.
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
A pandemic. The Russia-Ukraine War. Resultant inflation. Supply chain disruptions. Evictions. It all seems overwhelming. You just want to stay in bed. Or at least stay away from your newsfeed. Morning Joe seems more like Mourning Joe. But we are resilient, and as Plato famously wrote, “our need will be the real creator.” Which I interpret as, positive changes can come from even the worst circumstances.
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
As I write this column for our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) themed issue, it is a rainy April day, in a month all about increasing awareness of and for our environment.
Jessica Hoefer • 4 min read
As the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2022, I find myself celebrating a shorter but still momentous anniversary. I joined Tax Credit Advisor’s editorial team seven years ago this month, which, fortuitously, coincides with my officially taking over as Editor-in-Chief of the magazine.
Jessica Hoefer • 6 min read
As a young comedian in 1970s New York City, Larry David worked the Times Square comedy clubs at night and would stumble home feigning belligerency to blend with the iniquitous nightlife that was the West Side.
Jessica Hoefer • 2 min read
One paramount aspect of the U.S. political system is accessibility to lawmakers. However, it’s more complicated than calling up Representatives, or Senators and voicing concern.
Jessica Hoefer • 3 min read
Recovering from the spending cuts imposed by sequestration, the Obama Administration is proposing increased funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Fiscal Year 2015, which begins October 1.
Jessica Hoefer • 6 min read
The federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was enacted in 1977 in the face of furious opposition from the banking industry. One consequence of that opposition was that the text of the proposed statute was severely whittled down in order to gain passage.