Mark Fogarty Author Archives

A new and disturbing trend in homelessness was taking over in Jacksonville, FL at the beginning of this decade.

Jeff Huggett enjoyed doing pro bono development work on a project to house the homeless in St. Paul, MN, recently.

It’s clear from adding up the pros and cons of last year’s tax reform that the tax credit industry could have fared a lot worse than it did. It’s also apparent that while the industry did take a few knocks, it wasn’t knocked for a loop.

Affordable housing values are rising, both in the conventional and Section 8 segments of the business, helped by strong economic fundamentals and increasing rental demand.

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Funds seeking to take advantage of the new Opportunity Zones are actively forming now and may be deploying money for investments in economically distressed areas by the end of the year.

Affordable housing specialist Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. not only has a new name and headquarters, it has a new ownership structure that may become a model for the industry.

Low Income Housing Tax Credit project in Columbus, OH is giving a fresh perspective to the concept of workforce housing.

Workforce housing is on the minds of the elected officials of Montgomery County, MD even more than it normally is.

Tax credit pricing has taken a hit, but not a mortal one, with the new 21 percent corporate tax rate, according to investors atttending a recent affordable housing summit held by market analysts.

State tax credit allocators had a glass-half-empty message for housing market analysts at their recent affordable housing summit. But in describing their current robust allocation rounds, the glass seemed half full as well.

What strategies can developers use for successful affordable housing preservation of tax credit properties that have hit the 15-year mark with negative equity?