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Note: LIHTC = Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Estimates are based on tenants in states that report race and ethnicity. Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2023). Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC): Tenant Level Data. HUD User. Available at: https://bit.…
By Nathan Hertzberg, NLIHC Research Intern An Urban Institute article, “LIHTC at 40: How Much Affordable Housing Has Been Built in Your State?” explores the distribution of housing supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) since 1987. The report shows significant variation…
By Raquel Harati, NLIHC Research Analyst A report by the Urban Institute titled, “How Does the Federal Government Support Housing?”, demonstrates how federal government support to higher-income homeowners through tax breaks like the mortgage interest deduction (MID), the capital gains…
A recent article in Housing Studies, “Inclusionary housing policy and rent burdens: evidence from New York City’s 421-a tax exemption program,” examines the impact of New York City’s inclusionary housing policy on household rent burden. In general, inclusionary housing policies encourage or require…