Tax Credit Housing Finance Conference

December 3-4, 2009
Las Vegas, Nev.
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. • Friday: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.


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Agenda

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Day One
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Session 1: Washington Wire
Attend this session to hear a timely discussion on the latest developments in Washington.
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Session 2: The State of the Equity Market
  • Current and forecasted investor appetite
  • What to expect in the new year
  • A new direction for a transitioning industry
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Session 3: Running the Numbers: TCAP & 1602 Funds
  • Loan or grant — the implications of each
  • TCAP to fill the gap
  • Effect on eligible basis
  • Effect on depreciable basis
  • Tax implications
  • Repayment of loans and interest rates
  • Conversions of loans to grants
  • Tax capital basis
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Session 4: Developers Respond: Putting the Programs into Practice
  • Exchange funds versus tax credits—developers’ debate
  • Using TCAP & 1602 funds
    • Project examples
    • Red and green flags
    • Eligible use of funds
    • Timing and new 30% rule
    • Crosscutting requirements
    • Reporting requirements
    • Direct tracing
    • Entity structuring
    • State asset management requirements
3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Session 5: Hot Topics: New Challenges for the Industry
  • Understanding the new HERA/MTSP rent and income limits
  • Utility allowance updates including the latest on energy consumption model and sub metering provisions
  • Section 1602 recapture rules
  • Conflicting program requirements
4:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. Session 6: The State of the Bond Market
  • Outlook for 2010
  • Lenders’ reactions to recent legislation
    • Recapture
    • Asset management
  • Developer requirements
  • Underwriting for today’s market
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception

 

Friday, December 4, 2009

Day Two
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Session 7: HUD and Your Project
  • Policies and provisions
    • What’s new at HUD
    • Provisions of the coming Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009
  • Multi-family program up-date
    • Appropriations and/or
    • Continuing resolutions
  • HUD-insured mortgages
    • New favorable terms
    • Compliance matters
  • Purchasing properties in acquisition or rehabilitation
    • Housing Assistance Payments Contract (HAP)
    • Compliance matters
  • FHAs - the lone players?
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Session 8: Year 15: Stay the Course?
  • Property assessments
  • Maximizing value in Year 15
  • Tax and legal aspects: qualified contracts, rights of first refusal, partner transfers
  • Exit strategies: Federally assisted rule from HERA, rollovers, and new funding sources
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Session 9: Going Solar: ITCs and LIHTCs
  • Understanding risks and identifying rewards
  • Why a viable duo and one that ought to be considered
    • What the financing structure looks like
    • How investors view energy credits and what they will pay for them
  • LIHTC commercial taint issues
  • Effect of stimulus bill provisions (grant program)
  • Discussion of California MASH Program
12:00 p.m. Conference Concludes