Tax Programs & Policy

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California at Berkeley released a report outlining a new framework for federal housing policy, “Building a Better Ladder of Housing Opportunity in the United States.” The report provides recommendations for how the administration can…

The Terner Center for Housing Studies at the University of California at Berkeley released a report on “The Complexity of Financing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing in the United States,” analyzing trends in the structure of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financing and explores ways to…

The COVID-19 pandemic is uncharted territory for the country’s disaster response and recovery system. President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration on March 13, 2020 was the first time such a declaration was made regarding a pandemic. The last time our country faced such a threat – the 1918…

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation released two reports on rising construction costs in California. Both reports, one focused on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the other focused specifically on construction costs, provide evidence that the rising cost of materials and…