Low Income Housing Tax Credits

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Resources

  • Affordable Housing Preservation Initiatives: A State-by-State Summary. This Working Paper is part of NHT's ongoing effort to identify state and local level initiatives that preserve affordable, multifamily housing. The information gathered includes preservation initiatives related to state qualified allocation plans for low income housing tax credits, private activity bonds with 4% low income housing tax credits, and housing trust funds, as well as other state and local initiatives. This is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily reflect the depth of any one initiative or the breadth of initiatives around the country

             Full working paper (July 2008)
             Click here for state and local initiatives in a specific state (July 2008)  
             Summary chart of preservation initiatives for all states (July 2008)  
             Map showing how states allocate 9 percent tax credits for preservation

  • Rural Multifamily Initiatives by State. The National Housing Trust has identified state housing finance agencies that incorporate incentives for rural housing in their low income housing tax credit Qualified Allocation Plan. This is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily reflect the depth of any one initiative or the breadth of initiatives around the nation.

             Summary chart of key rural initiatives in each state (as of June 2006)  

  • Green Multifamily Preservation Initiatives by State. The National Housing Trust has identified state housing finance agencies that incorporate incentives for "green building" in their low income housing tax credit Qualified Allocation Plan. This is a work-in-progress and does not necessarily reflect the depth of any one initiative or the breadth of initiatives around the nation.

             Summary chart of key Green initiatives in each state (July 2007)
             Full list of key Green initiatives in each state (July 2007)

Legislation and Policies

  • Preservation-Related Provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act . The foreclosure response package signed by the President on 7/30/08 includes several important provisions that affect the ability to preserve and improve existing HUD or RD assisted multifamily rental housing. Click here for the summary.