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A study by Brian McCabe, “Costly, Regressive, and Ineffective: How Sensitive Is Public Support for the Mortgage Interest Deduction in the United States,” published in Housing Policy Debate finds public support for the mortgage interest deduction (MID) declines when people learn about the MID’s high…
September 24, 2018
The U.S. Government Accountability Office Reviews Cost-Efficiency of Housing Tax Credit Projects
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report analyzing variations in development costs for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects, recommending policy solutions to increase efficiency and affordability. The GAO found wide variability in cost-related data and…
A report by Carolina Reid from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, The Links Between Affordable Housing and Economic Mobility: The Experiences of Residents Living in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, sheds new light on the experiences of tenants living in Low Income…
Recent research from the Housing Assistance Council, Proposed Changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction and What They Could Mean for Rural America, examines the size of mortgages and the impacts of mortgage interest deduction (MID) reform in rural counties. The report concludes that lowering the…