by Jo Ikelheimer | Feb 10, 2017 | Tax Credits
In what has become an annual ritual for many of us in the affordable housing industry, I joined state housing finance agency staff, consultants, investors, and other stakeholders in Washington, DC last month for the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ HFA... by Jo Ikelheimer | Dec 8, 2016 | Tax Credits
I am often struck by the different languages that different affordable housing programs speak. What one program calls something may be completely different from what another one does – even if they’re talking about the same thing! For that reason, I see it as... by Jo Ikelheimer | Oct 13, 2016 | Tax Credits
At this time of year, a lot of us think about students – especially if we have school-aged children, or we follow college football. I actually think (and write and talk) about students year-round, but from an affordable housing regulatory perspective. Most affordable... by Jo Ikelheimer | Aug 18, 2016 | Tax Credits
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Tax Reform Act of 1986’s passage and subsequent enactment of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The milestone was observed at the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ Housing Credit Connect conference... by Jo Ikelheimer | Jul 7, 2016 | Tax Credits
It is becoming increasingly common for LIHTC properties that have reached the end of their initial 15-year compliance period to receive a subsequent allocation of low-income housing tax credits, which is known as undergoing resyndication. Sometimes this occurs with...