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Complexity of LIHTC Financing Increases Development Costs

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…

Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition

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…

Tax Strategies for Rural Affordable Housing Preservation

The Housing Assistance Council released “Tax Considerations for Rural Housing Preservation,” which outlines strategies for avoiding adverse tax consequences that can prevent the preservation of rural affordable housing at the time of a sale. The paper suggests that changes in tax law, such as…