General News

CohnReznick recently made a recording available, in which Beth Mullen explains the impact a major disaster can have on a tax credit property.

Robinson+Cole has recently published a comprehensive look at both federal and state green tax incentives.

This is the thirteenth edition of the report and NMTC President Robert Davenport said the quality of last year’s projects “bests any previous year.”

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS) released its new “The State of the Nation’s Housing” report for 2017. The report analyzes the national housing market in terms of housing demand and supply, home prices, and construction volumes.

Requirements range greatly across states and localities as far as incomes served, length of affordability, and incentives.

A copy of a recent internal-draft of President Trump’s FY-18 Budget was obtained by POLITICO and several advocacy organizations.  The document, dated May 4, proposes significant cuts to the HUD Budget.  The expanded document reflects many of the priorities outlined in the “Skinny Budget” released earlier this year by the Trump Administration, though readers should […]

Donald Trump today has released a preliminary version of a tax plan, calling for a reduction in the corporate tax rate to 15%.

The analysis looked at Georgia and its strict immigration law which went into effect in 2011. Since the law took effect, new-construction premiums on homes in the state have increased dramatically, while premiums in the rest of the country have remained relatively flat.

The video explores the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit’s (Housing Credit) role as America’s primary tool for creating and preserving affordable rental homes—and why it should be strengthened and expanded as a proven community and economic development tool.

The shortage of affordable housing equates to 35 affordable and available units per 100 ELI renter households in the United States, with the ratio even further exaggerated in particular states.

The IRS recently released Notice 2017-19, which gives states population figures used in determining LIHTC allocation amounts as well as private activity bond caps. Rev. Proc. 2016-55 specifies that for the year 2017, each state shall receive the greater of $2.35 multiplied by the state’s population or $2,710,000. Section 3.20 of the same Re. Proc. […]

An article by Jeff Whiting reminds us that tax reform presents opportunity.