LIHTC Reports and Research

2022

An Assessment of the Potential Impacts of a Montana Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Dec. 2022

Revisiting the Economic Impact of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in Georgia
Center for Housing and Community Research, College of Family and Consumer Sciences (UGA), Dec. 2022

Final Report from the Governor's Housing Task Force: Recommendations and Strategies to Increase the Supply of Affordable, Attainable Workforce Housing
Montana Governor's Housing Task Force, Oct. 2022

Draft Report from the Governor's Housing Task Force: Recommendations and Strategies to Increase the Supply of Affordable, Attainable Workforce Housing
Montana Governor's Housing Task Force, Oct. 2022

Filling Funding Gaps: How State Agencies are Moving to Meet a Growing Threat to Affordable Housing
Abt Industries for NCSHA, Sept. 2022

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) at Risk
Freddie Mac, July 2022

Tax Incentive Evaluation: Georgia Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Fiscal Research Center, June 2022

Oversight of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Can Be Improved
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Jan. 2022

2021

Housing Tax Credit Building Electrification Report
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and Group14, Dec. 2021

2021 Picture of Preservation
NLIHC & PAHRC, Oct. 2021

Aloha Homes Implementation Study
Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation, Sept. 2021

2021 Report of the Missouri Accelerated Redemption Study Committee
Missouri Accelerated Redemption Study Committee, June 2021

JCX-25-21, Selected Topics Relating to Tax and Infrastructure
Joint Committee on Taxation, May 2021

Overcoming the Nation’s Daunting Housing Supply Shortage
Urban Institute, March 2021

2020

Report Update: State Strategies to Increase Energy and Water Efficiency in Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
National Housing Trust, March 2021

LIHTC in Rural Persistent Poverty Counties
Freddie Mac, December 2020

Housing Programs: The Need for One Roof
Senate Budget Committee, October 2020

Opportunity for All: Envisioning a National Preservation Strategy
Urban Institute, September 2020

State and Local Renters Assistance Programs: Finding Solutions for a Growing Crisis
National Low-Income Housing Coalition, July 20, 2020

NLIHC and PAHRC Report Highlights Preservation Risks Threatening Affordable Homes - 2020 Picture of Preservation
May 28, 2020

GAO-20-427, Rental Housing: As More Households Rent, the Poorest Face Affordability and Housing Quality Challenges
May 27, 2020

Analyzing the Impact of Lowering the 50% Test for 4% Tax-Exempt Bond Financed Properties
Novogradac & Company LLP and National Council of State Housing Agencies, May 15, 2020

Understanding Whom LIHTC Serves: Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2017
March 25, 2020

2019

Does Growing Up in Tax-subsidized Housing Lead to Higher Earnings and Educational Attainment
Joint Committee on Taxation, November 21, 2019

 

CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2018 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends
Council of Development Finance Agencies, October 2019

2018 Low-Income Housing and Community Development Activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Finance Agency, October 2019

Nonprofit Transfer Disputes in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: An Emerging Threat to Affordable Housing
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, September 2019

Out of Reach 2019: 30th Anniversary
National Low Income Housing Coalition, June 2019

Spotlight on Underserved Markets, LIHTC in Rural Middle Appalachia
Freddie Mac, April 24, 2019

The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
The JPB Foundation; National Low Income Housing Coalition, March 14, 2019

Within Reach: Ambitious Federal Solutions to Meet the Housing Needs of the Most Vulnerable People
Opportunity Starts at Home, January 24, 2019

2018

Spotlight on Underserved Markets: LIHTC in Rural Middle Appalachia
Freddie Mac, October 25, 2018

Spotlight on Underserved Markets: LIHTC in Indian Areas
Freddie Mac, October 25, 2018

Balancing Priorities: Preservation and Neighborhood Opportunity in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Beyond Year 30
National Low Income Housing Coalition, October 2018 

CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2017 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends
Council of Development Finance Agencies, September 2018

Improved Data and Oversight Would Strengthen Cost Assessment and Fraud Risk Management
Government Accountability Office, Spetember 18, 2018

Variation in Development Costs for LIHTC Projects
Abt Associates, August 30, 2018

Rental Housing for a 21st Century Rural America: A Platform for Preservation
Housing Assistance Council, September 6, 2018

Executive Summary: Rural America is Losing Its Affordable Rental Housing

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Past Achievements, Future Challenges
Urban Institute, July 12, 2018

The Impact of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in North Carolina
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, June 2018

Missing Millions of Homes: Preliminary Findings of the New Democratic Coalition Housing Task Force
New Democratic Coalition, June 2018

Rural Housing Service: Better Data Controls, Planning, and Additional Options Could Help Preserve Affordable Rental Units
May 18, 2018

The Links Between Affordable Housing and Economic Mobility, The Experiences of Residents Living in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
Carolina K. Reid, Terner Center, May 11, 2018

The Gap, A Shortage of Affordable Homes
National Low Income Housing Coalition, March 2018

2017

Building the Case: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Health
Bipartisan Policy Center, November 29, 2017

2016 Low-Income Housing and Community Development Activities of the FHLBanks
Federal Housing Finance Agency, October 2017

Paycheck to Paycheck: A Snapshot of Housing Affordability for Healthcare Workers
September 2017

CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report An Analysis of 2016 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends
Council of Development Finance Agencies 
September 12, 2017

JCX-40-17
Joint Committee on Taxation, July 28, 2017

Tax Credit Reform: Recommendations to Make Missouri A Best-In-Class State
The Governor's Committee on Simple, Fair, and Low Taxes, June 30, 2017

Vision 2030
National Multifamily Housing Council and National Apartment Association, June 26, 2017

The State of the Nation's Housing 2017
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, June 16, 2017

2016 FHFA Annual Report to Congress
Federal Housing Finance Agency June 15, 2017

Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing (2017)
National Low Income Housing Coalition, June 8, 2017

How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People 2017 PAHRC Report
Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation, HAI Group, June 2017

Assessment of the New Jersey Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
Tim Evans, Director of Research, New Jersey Future, May 2017

The Effects of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
NYU Furman Center, May 2017

Fact Sheet: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: Meeting the Demand for Affordable Rental Housing
Brad Gudzinas, AARP Public Policy Institute May 2017

Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2014
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, April 11, 2017

2016 LIHTC Policies Promoting Supportive Housing & Recommendations for 2017- 2018
Corporation for Supportive Housing, March 24 , 2017

Opportunity, Race, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects: An Analysis of LIHTC Developments in the San Francisco Bay Area
March 16, 2017

Meeting the Challenges of the Growing Affordable Housing Crisis
Office of Sen. Maria Cantwell
March 6, 2017

The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
National Low Income Housing Coalition
March 2, 2017

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: The Role of Syndicators
Government Accountability Office
February 16, 2017

2016

California's Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities: Public Draft 
California Department of Housing and Community Development
December 30, 2016

2015 Low-Income Housing and Community Development Activities of the Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Home Loan Banks, Division of Housing Mission and Goals
October 3, 2016

Paycheck to Paycheck: A Snapshot of Housing Affordability for School Workers
Brian Stromberg and Mindy Ault for National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy
September 2016

CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report An Analysis of 2015 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends
Council of Development Finance Agencies 
August 5, 2016

Housing is a Foundation: 2016 PAHRC Report
Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation
August 2016

Tax Expenditures Opportunities Exist to Use Budgeting and Agency Performance Processes to Increase Oversight (GAO-16-622)
July 7, 2016
Government Accountability Office

2015 FHFA Annual Report to Congress
Federal Housing Finance Agency June 15, 2016

A Better Way: Our Vision for a Confident America
Office of Paul Ryan, June 7, 2016

Giving Due Credit: Balancing Priorities in State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Policies
June 2016
Enterprise Community Partners

Healthy Aging Begins at Home
May 22, 2016

LIHTC: Some Agency Practices Raise Concerns and IRS Could Improve Noncompliance Reporting and Data Collection
May 2016

Corporate Income Tax Expenditures: The State’s Regular Evaluation of Corporate Income Tax Expenditures Would Improve Their Efficiency and Effectiveness (Report 2015-127)
April 2016

Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2013
March 25, 2016

Addressing the Challenges of Affordable Housing and Homelessness: The Housing Tax Credit
March 2016

Expanding and Reforming the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
March 2016

USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing Comprehensive Property Assessment
March 1, 2016

An Investment in Opportunity: A Bold New Vision for Housing Policy in the U.S.
February 2016
Enterprise Community Investment Inc.

Housing Landscape 2016
February 2016
Center for Housing Policy

2015

America's Rental Housing: Expanding Options for Diverse and Growing Demand
December 2015
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Recovery Act: Audit of Mississippi Home Corporations Payment Under 1602 Program
November 10, 2015

Annual Housing Report - 2015
October 30, 2015
Federal Housing Finance Agency

Building HOME Investment Partnership Program's Impact on America's Families and Communities
October 2015
Home Coalition

A Health Impact Assessment of the 2015 Qualified Allocation Plan for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in Georgia
September 2015
Georgia Health Policy Center

Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters: 2015-2025
September 2015
Enterprise, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Affordable Rental Housing: Assistance Is Provided by Federal, State, and Local Programs, but There Is Incomplete Information on Collective Performance
September 2015

Federal Housing Assistance for Low-Income Households
September 2015
Congressional Budget Office, September 2015

Federal Housing Assistance for Low-Income Housing
September 2015
Congressional Budget Office

The Measurement of Rent Inflation
August 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: The Fixed Subsidy and Variable Rate
July 16, 2015
Congressional Research Service

CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2014 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends
July 2015
Council of Development Finance Agencies

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Joint IRS-HUD Administration Could Help Address Weaknesses in Oversight
July 2015
Government Accountability Office

2014 Report to Congress
June 2015
Federal Housing Finance Agency

Tennessee's Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, 1987-2013
June 2015

Effect of QAP Incentives on the Location of LIHTC Properties
May 5, 2015
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research

Creating New Integrated Permanent Supportive Housing Opportunities for ELI Households: A Vision for the Future of the National Housing Trust Fund
April 9, 2015
Technical Assistance Collaborative

Cost Inefficiency in The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Evidence from Building Size
March 2015
Xavier University

Input Distortions in The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Evidence from Building Size
March 2015
Xavier University

Housing Landscape 2015
March 2015
Center for Housing Policy

Housing Spotlight: Affordable Housing is Nowhere to be Found for Millions
March 2015
National Low-Income Housing Coalition

The Impact of Energy Efficient Design and Construction on LIHTC Housing in Virginia
February 2015
Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech

Worst Case Housing Needs: 2015 Report to Congress
February 2015
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Estimated State Allocations for Every $250 Million Invested in the National Housing Trust Fund
January 21, 2015
National Housing Trust Fund

Vermont Housing Needs Assessment
January 5, 2015
Vermont Department of Housing & Community Development; Bowen National Research

2014 Annual Report: Affordable Homes for a Sustainable Vermont
January 2015
Vermont Housing Finance Agency

We Are Affordable Housing, 2014 Annual Report
January 2015
Alabama Housing Finance Authority

2014

Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2012
December 2014
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Alignment Project: Aligning Federal Low Income Housing Programs with Housing Need
December 2014
National Low Income Housing Coalition

Housing More People Effectively through a Dynamic Housing Policy
December 2014
Bipartisan Policy Center

Housing Credit Policies in 2014 that Promote Supportive Housing
December 2014
Corporation for Supportive Housing, The Source for Housing Solutions

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: The Fixed Subsidy and Variable Rate
November 20, 2014
Congressional Research Service

Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2015 to 2024
November 2014
Congressional Budget Office

Community Development Data Book: For CRA Bankers, Community Development Practitioners, and Everyone in Between
November 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Community Development Loan Funds: Partnership Opportunities for Banks
October 17, 2014
Community Developments Insights, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Affordable Housing Cost Study: Analysis of the Factors that Influence the Cost of Building Multi-Family Affordable Housing in California
October 2014
California Department of Housing and Community Development, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Housing Finance Agency, California Debt Limit Allocation Committee

Housing America's Older Adults: Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population
September 2014
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Housing Spotlight: The Affordable Rental Housing Gap Persists
August 2014
National Low-Income Housing Coalition

Health Impact Assessment: Alignment of Affordable Housing Physical Inspection Policies of Ohio
June 2014
Ohio Housing Finance Agency, The University of Ohio College of Public Health

Rural Americas Rental Housing; Federal Strategies to Preserve Access to Affordable Rental Housing in Rural Communities
June 2014
National Rural Housing Council

Private Capital Public Good: How Smart Federal Policy Can Galvanize Impact Investing - and Why It's Urgent
June 2014
U.S. National Advisory Board on Impact Investing

The State of Homelessness in America 2014
June 2014
National Alliance to End Homelessness

How Los Angeles County's Housing Market is Failing to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Families
May 2014
California Housing Partnership Corporation

Taking Stock: Nevada's 2013 Affordable Apartment Survey
April 2014
Nevada Housing Division

Updated Community Developments Insights: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: Affordable Housing Investment Opportunities for Banks
March 26, 2014
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

West Virginia Annual Report Fiscal Year 2013
March 2014
West Virginia Housing Development Fund

How California's Housing Market is Failing to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Families
February 2014
California Housing Partnership Corporation

Addressing Multifamily Affordable Rental Housing Needs after Superstorm Sandy; Recommendations to the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
January 2014
Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs

USDA Rural Development Housing Obligations - Fiscal Year 2013 Year-End Report
January 2014
Housing Assistance Council

2013

America's Rental Housing: Evolving Markets and Needs
December 9, 2013
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

A White Paper: Beyond Housing, Neighborhoods and Jobs: How Federal Economic Development Tools Pay Back the Government
December 6, 2013
National Development Council

Measuring the Benefit of Federal Tax Expenditures Used by Small Business
November 2013
Quantria Strategies, LLC, for the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy

Housing Credit Policies in 2013 that Promote Supportive Housing
October 2013
National Council for State Housing Agencies

Housing In Connecticut 2013
October 2013
Partnership for Strong Communities

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Housing in Rural America
August 13, 2013
Rapoza Associates and National Rural Housing Coalition

Vulnerabilities Exist for Improper or Fraudulent Claims for Bond Tax Credits
June 26, 2013
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

National Healthy Housing Standard - Public Comment Version
June 10, 2013
National Center for Healthy Housing

Affordable Rental Housing After Tax Reform: Calculating Corporate Tax Reform's Possible Effects on Equity Raised from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
May 2013
Novogradac & Company LLP

Reviewing State Housing Policy with a Child-Centered Lens: Opportunities for Engagement and Intervention
May 2013
The Center for Housing Policy

Housing Landscape 2013: An Annual Look at the Housing Affordability Challenges of America's Working Households
May 2013
Center for Housing Policy

Will Tax Credit Increase Housing Supply? Experience from US and Prospect for Australia
March 2013
IFE Group and Johns Hopkins University, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney M

Creating Balance in the Locations of LIHTC Developments: The Role of Qualified Allocation Plans
February 2013
Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Housing America's Future: New Directions for National Policy
February 2013
Economic Policy Program Housing Commission

Creating Equitable, Healthy and Sustainable Communities: Strategies for Advancing Smart Growth, Environmental Justice, and Equitable Development
February 2013
Environmental Protection Agency

Ohio Appalachian Housing Initiative
February 2013
Ohio CDC Association, February 2013

2012 Iowa Housing Study: Executive Summary
January 2013
Iowa Finance Authority

Tax Expenditures: Background and Evaluation, Criteria and Questions
January 2013
Government Accountability Office

2012

Key Principles for Preserving Liquidity and Stability for Multifamily in a Reformed Housing System
December 2012
National Multi Housing Council and National Apartment Association

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: Agencies Implemented Changes Enacted in 2008, but Project Data Collection Could Be Improved
December 2012
Government Accountability Office

Losing Ground: The Struggle of Moderate-Income Households to Afford the Rising Costs of Housing and Transportation
October 2012
Center of Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology

Housing Credit Policies in 2012 that Promote Supportive Housing
October 2012
Corporation for Supportive Housing

2012 New Mexico Tax Expenditure Report
September 2012
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department

Missouri Tax Credit Review Commission Update
September 2012
Missouri Department of Economic Development

Missouri Budget, Revenue & Tax Credits
September 2012
Missouri Division of Budget and Planning

The Community Reinvestment Act and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investment
August 28, 2012
Government Accountability Office

Housing Assistance: Opportunities Exist to Increase Collaboration and Consider Consolidation
August 2012
Government Accountability Office

What Happens to Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties at Year 15 and Beyond?
August 2012
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Renters' Tax Credit Would Promote Equity and Advance Balanced Housing Policy
July 13, 2012
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

What Can We Learn about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program by Looking at the Tenants?
June 26, 2012
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York UniversitySignificant Changes Needed in Accounting for Affordable Housing and Other Tax Credit Investments

Significant Changes Needed in Accounting for Affordable Housing and Other Tax Credit Investments
June 22, 2012
Effective Yield Working Group

Housing Programs Met Spending Milestones, But Asset Management Information Needs Evaluation
June 18, 2012
Housing Programs Met Spending Milestones, But Asset Management Information Needs Evaluation

The Economic Impact of Subsidized Housing Programs in Colorado: Income, Jobs and Taxes Generated
April 2012
National Association of Home Builders, Housing Policy Department

The Economic Impact of the Housing Tax Credit Program in Georgia: Income, Jobs and Taxes Generated
January 2012
National Association of Home Builders, Housing Policy Department, January 2012

2011

Federal Rental Alignment Administrative Proposals
December 31, 2011
Rental Policy Working Group

The Economic Impact of the Housing Tax Credit Program in New Hampshire: Income, Jobs and Taxes Generated
October 2011
National Association of Home Builders, Housing Policy Department

The Low Income Housing Tax Credit: The Most Successful Affordable Rental Housing Production Program in our Nation's History
October 2011
National Association of Home Builders

State Policy Options to Support Sustainable and Equitable Development
September 2011
Center for Housing Policy

Exploring the Spatial Distribution of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
August 11, 2011
University of Maryland

Housing Credit Policies in 2011 that Promote Supportive Housing
August 2011
Corporation for Supportive Housing

Military Housing: Enhancements Needed to Housing Allowance Process and Information Sharing among Services
May 16, 2011
Government Accountability Office

Fannie Mae and Workforce Rental Housing
May 3, 2011
Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae's Role in the Small Multifamily Loan Market
May 3, 2011
Fannie Mae

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Assessment of Program Performance & Comparison to Other Federal Affordable Rental Housing Subsidies
May 2011
Novogradac & Company LLP

The Effect on Program Participation of Replacing Current Low-Income Housing Programs with an Entitlement Housing Voucher Program
March 8, 2011
Department of Economics, University of Virginia

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Working for America's Cities
March 2011
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

California Housing Finance Agency: Most Indicators Point to Continued Solvency Despite Its Financial Difficulties Created, in Part, by Its Past Decisions
February 2011
California State Auditor

The Low Income Housing Tax Credit: The Most Successful Affordable Rental Housing Production Program in our Nation's History
January 2011
National Association of Home Builders

2010

Actions Are Needed in the Identification, Selection, and Examination of Individual Tax Returns With Rental Real Estate Activity
December 20, 2010
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Government-Sponsored Enterprises and Multifamily Housing Finance: Refocusing on Core Functions
October 2010
Recap Real Estate Advisors, Commissioned by the National Housing Conference

Opportunities Exist to Increase the Public’s Understanding of Recipient Reporting on HUD Programs
September 30, 2010

Green Building Criteria in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Programs: 2010 Analysis
September 2010
Global Green USA

Increasing the Affordability of Rental Housing in Canada: An Assessment of Alternate Supply-Side Measures
September 2010
Marion Steele and Peter Tomlinson, University of Calgary's School of Public Policy

States and Localities Uses of Funds and Actions Needed to Address Implementation Challenges and Bolster Accountability
May 26, 2010
Government Accountability Office

General Assembly and Supporting Functions: Tax Credit Cost Controls
April 2010
Susan Montee, JD, CPA, Missouri State Auditor

Crowd Out Effects of Place-Based Subsidized Rental Housing New Evidence from the LIHTC Program
March 31, 2010
Department of Real Estate, Terry College of Business University of Georgia

Beyond Units: Economic Benefits of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta's Affordable Housing Program
March 11, 2010
The Hendrickson Company in conjunction with The Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, University of Florida

Updating the National Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Database: Projects Placed in Service Through 2007
February 16, 2010
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Disaster Assistance: Federal Assistance for Permanent Housing Primarily Benefited Homeowners; Opportunities Exist to Better Target Rental Housing Needs
February 16, 2010
Government Accountability Office

Green Building Criteria in 2009 State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs
January 2010
Global Green USA

U.S. Rental Housing Characteristics: Supply, Vacancy, and Affordability
January 2010
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research

2009

Innovative Ideas for Revitalizing the LIHTC Market
November 10, 2009
Federal Reserve

Bay Area Burden
November 4, 2009
Urban Land Institute

An Overview of Federal Support for Housing
November 3, 2009
Congressional Budget Office

Subsidizing Infrastructure Investment with Tax-Preferred Bonds
October 27, 2009
Joint Committee on Taxation and Congressional Budget Office

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Survey
October 8, 2009
Ernst & Young

Joint Committee on Taxation Description Of Revenue Provisions Contained In The Presidents Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal Part Two: Business Tax Provisions
September 9, 2009
Joint Committee on Taxation

Budget Options, Volume 2
August 2009
Congressional Budget Office

Housing as an Economic Stimulus 2008
February 23, 2009
Oregon Housing and Community Services

National Disaster Housing Strategy
January 16, 2009
Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

National Disaster Housing Strategy Annexes
January 16, 2009
Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Updating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database: Projects Placed in Service Through 2006
January 2009
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research, Abt Associates, January 2009

2008

The Effects of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Developments on Neighborhoods
December 2008
Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Brown University; Justin Marion, UC Santa Cruz

Building Opportunity: Civil Rights Best Practices in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
December 2008
Poverty & Race Action Council

Tax Exempt Bonds Compliance Check Questionnaire Initiative - Interim Report on Charitable Financings: A Summary of Reported Data & Analysis
September 11, 2008
Internal Revenue Service, Tax Exempt & Government Entities

Green Affordable Housing: HUD Has Made Progress in Promoting Green Building, but Expanding Efforts Could Help Reduce Energy Costs and Benefit Tenants
July 2008
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Gulf Opportunity Zone: States Are Allocating Federal Tax Incentives to Finance Low-Income Housing and a Wide Range of Private Facilities
July 2008
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Investable Tax Credits: The Case of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
June 2008
Mihir Desai, Harvard University and NBER; Dhammika Dharmapala, University of Connecticut; Monica Singhal, Harvard University and NBER

Analysis of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
April 2008
Susan Montee, CPA, Missouri State Auditor

Green Rehabilitation of Multifamily Rental Properties: A Resource Guide
March 31, 2008
Bay Area LISC and Build it Green

HUD and Treasury Programs: More Information on Leverage Measures Accuracy and Linkage to Program Goals Is Needed in Assessing Performance
February 19, 2008
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: Affordable Housing Investment Opportunities for Banks
February 2008
Community Developments Insights, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

2007

Private Activity Bonds: An Analysis of State Use: 2001 to 2005
September 5, 2007
Congressional Research Service

Treasury Conference on Business Taxation and Global Competitiveness: Background Paper
July 23, 2007
U.S. Department of Treasury

Federal Home Loan Banks: Too Soon to Tell the Potential Impact of Excess Stock Rule on the Affordable Housing Program
June 22, 2007
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Public Housing: Information on the Financing, Oversight, and Effects of the HOPE VI Program
June 20, 2007
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Missouri Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
June 6, 2007
BKD, LLP in cooperation with Missouri State University

Leveraging Federal Funds for Housing, Community, and Economic Development
May 25, 2007
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: A Framework for Evaluation
March 7, 2007
Congressional Research Service (CRS)

2006

Promising Strategies to End Family Homelessness
June 2006
Freddie Mac and the National Alliance to End Homlessness

Executive Summary- Voucher Homeownership Study
March 2006
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Volume I: Voucher Homeownership Study: Cross-Site Analysis
March 2006
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Volume II: Voucher Homeownership Study: Case Studies
March 2006
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Making Affordable Housing Truly Affordable: Advancing Tax Credit Incentives for Green Building and Healthier Communities
January 2006
Global Green USA

2005

Affordable Housing Needs: A Report to Congress on the Significant Need for Housing
December 2005
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Statistical Portrayal of the Tax Exempt Bonds Offices Enforcement Activities From Fiscal Year 2002 Through Fiscal Year 2004
September 30, 2005
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Smart Preservation Preserving At-Risk Subsidized Housing with State Bond Funds (CIPF and HSF)
June 29, 2005
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)

HUD Can Improve Its Process for Estimating Fair Market Rents
May 2, 2005
Government Accountability Office (GAO)

The Housing Landscape for America's Working Families 2005
April 29, 2005
Center for Housing Policy

Historical Development and Present Law of the Federal Tax Exemption for Charities and Other Tax-Exempt Organizations
April 20, 2005
Joint Committee on Taxation

Housing as an Economic Stimulus
April 18, 2005
Oregon Housing and Community Services

Preserving Rural Rental Housing: Actions and Strategies
April 2005
Housing Assistance Council and the National Housing Law Project

Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2004
February 2005
National Park Service

Hawaii Affordable Housing Task Force Final Report
January 2005
Affordable Housing Task Force

Rural Housing: Changing the Definition of Rural Could Improve Eligibility Determinations
January 2005
U.S. Government Accountability Office

2004

Housing Policy for the 21st Century
October 2004
American Bankers Association, America’s Community Bankers, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Realtors

Rural Housing Service: Updated Guidance and Additional Monitoring Needed for Rental Assistance Distribution Process
September 2004
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Economic Impact of Affordable Housing: New Construction, Rehabilitation and Assistance Programs
September 2004
Utah Housing Coalition

Local Consequences of HUD's Fiscal Year 2004 Voucher Funding Policy
July 15, 2004
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Further Action By HUD Needed to Halt Cuts In Housing Assistance for Low-income Families
July 15, 2004
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Making Best Use of Your LIHTC Dollars: A Planning Paper for State Policy Makers
July 2004
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Rural Housing Service: Agency Has Overestimated Its Rental Assistance Budget Needs over the Life of the Program
June 21, 2004
General Accounting Office (GAO)

Updating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Database: Projects Place in Service Through 2001
June 1, 2004
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Flexible Voucher Program: Why A New Approach to Housing Subsidy Is Needed
May 18, 2004
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

What We Know About Public Attitudes On Affordable Housing: A Review of Existing Public Opinion Research
April 21, 2004
The Campaign for Affordable Housing and Belden, Russonello & Stewart

Siting Affordable Housing: Location and Neighborhood Trends of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Developments in the 1990s
April 2004
Prepared by Lance Freeman for the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Police

Targeting Housing Production Subsidies: Literature Review
April 2004
Prepared by Abt Associates, Inc. for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research

Second Quarterly Update of the 2003-2004 Priority Guidance Plan
February 13, 2004
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Treasury Department

Government Sponsored Enterprises: A Framework for Strengthening GSE Governance and Oversight
February 10, 2004
General Accounting Office (GAO),

The Housing Bubble: Hot Air or Pending Doom?
January 2004
Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, Novogradac & Company LLP

2003

Report of NCSHAs Working Group on Housing Credit Allocation and Underwriting Recommended Practices
December 5, 2003
National Council of State Housing Agencies

NCSHA Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Allocation and Underwriting
December 2, 2003
National Council of State Housing Agencies

2003 Housing Opportunity Survey
September 2003
National Association of Realtors ® and Public Opinion Strategies

Section 10 Title XX Social Services Block Grant Program
September 2003
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Green Book

Section 14 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
September 2003
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Green Book

Appendix K Spending for Income-Tested Benefits, Fiscal Years 1968-2000
September 2003
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Green Book

Appendix M Data on Nonmarital Births to Adults and Teenagers and Federal Strategies to Reduce Nonmarital Pregnancies
September 2003
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Green Book

Homeownership in a Bubble: The Fast Path to Poverty?
August 2003
Dean Baker and Simone Baribeau, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Redistribution Effect of Introducing Census 2000 DataInto the CDBG Formula
June 2003
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development & Research

Elderly Housing: Project Funding and Other Factors Delay Assistance to Needy Households
June 2003
U.S. General Accounting Office

A Real Estate Bubble in the Bronx? A Study of Trends in Bronx Multifamily Housing Pricing, 1985 to 2001
May 2003
University Neighborhood Housing Program

Issue Papers On Demographic Trends Important to Housing
February 2003
HUD Office of Policy Development and Research

Housing Choice Voucher Location Patterns: Implications For Participant And Neighborhood Welfare
January 2003
HUD Office of Policy Development and Research

Homeownership Affordability in Virginia
January 2003
Virginia Center for Housing Research

The Run-up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble?
2003
Dean Baker, economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

2002

Apartment Cost of Risk Survey
December 2002
National Multi Housing Council

The Impact of Construction-Defect Litigation on Condominium Development
October 2002
California Policy Research Center

Mortgage Markets and The Enterprises in 2001
August 2002
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

2002-2003 Priorities for Tax Regulations and Other Administrative Guidance
July 10, 2002
US Treasury Dept., Internal Revenue Service

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing Developments and Property Values
June 2002
The University of Wisconsin Center for Urban Land Economics Research

False HOPE: A Critical Assessment of the HOPE VI Public Housing Redevelopment Program
June 2002
National Housing Law Project

False HOPE: A Critical Assessment of the HOPE VI Public Housing Redevelopment Program: Executive Summary
June 2002
National Housing Law Project, Poverty & Race Research Action Council, Sherwood Research Associates, and Everywhere and Now Public Housing Residents Organizing Nationally Together

A Quiet Crisis in America
June 2002
The Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century

A New Kind of Gold? Investment in Housing in Times of Economic Uncertainty
June 2002
Milken Institute

Bay Area Housing Crisis Report Card
June 2002
The Non Profit Housing Association of Northern California

Results of the Fannie Mae Foundation Affordable Housing Survey
June 2002
The Fannie Mae Foundation

The State Of The Nation's Housing 2002
June 2002
Joint Center For Housing Studies at Harvard University

Meeting Our Nation’s Housing Challenges
May 30, 2002
Millennial Housing Commission

Meeting Our Nation's Housing Challenges: Dissenting Statement By Commission Member Robert Rector
May 30, 2002
Millennial Housing Commission

Rebuilding the Dream: Solving California's Affordable Housing Crisis
May 8, 2002
Little Hoover Commission

Updating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database: Projects Placed in Service Through 1999
April 2002
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Serving the Affordable Housing Needs of Older Low-Income Renters: A Survey of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
April 2002
AARP Public Policy Institute

Housing: The Key to Economic Recovery
February 2002
National Association of Home Builders

Creating Successful Communities: A New Housing Paradigm
January 2002
National Multi Housing Council

After the Bubble: Sustaining Economic Prosperity Bay Area Economic Profile
January 2002
Bay Area Council, Bay Area Economic Forum, Association of Bay Area Government

2001

A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities 2001
December 12, 2001
The U.S. Conference of Mayors

Rebuilding America: Economic Recovery Through Capital Investments For The Future
December 5, 2001
Felix Rohaytn, New York Comptroller H. Carl McCall and California State Treasurer Philip Angelides

Affordable Housing and Smart Growth: Making the Connection
November 28, 2001
The Smart Growth Network and The National Neighborhood Coalition

Reconstructing Fair Housing
November 6, 2001
The National Council on Disability

Pay to Play, Residential Development Fees in California, 1999
October 3, 2001
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development

Study of Multifamily Underwriting and the GSEs' Role in the Multifamily Market
August 2001
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research

An Assessment of the Availability and Cost of Financing for Small Multifamily Properties
August 2001
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research

Federal Housing Programs: What They Cost and What They Provide
July 18, 2001
United States General Accounting Office

The Impact of Changes in Multifamily Housing Finance on Older Urban Areas
June 7, 2001
The Brookings Institution

Our Homes, Our Neighborhoods: Housing Profile
May 2001
U.S. Census Bureau

Still Locked Out: New Data Confirm That California's Housing Affordability Crisis Continues
March 2001
California Budget Project

NMHC Fifty -- 2001
March 2001
National Multi-Housing Council

A Report on Worst Case Housing Needs in 1999: New Opportunities Amid Continuing Challenges
January 2001
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Vacant Land in Cities: An Urban Resource
January 2001
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

2000

Accounting for Investors' Interests in Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments
November 21, 2000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

Updating the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database Final Report
November 2000
Abt Associates

A Study of the Relationship Between Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities
November 2000
Family Housing Fund

Rural Housing: Options for Optimizing the Federal Role in Rural Housing Development
October 2000
U.S. General Accounting Office

Recommend Practices in Compliance Monitoring
September 2000
National Council of State Housing Agencies

Bright Outlook for State Housing Finance Agencies, But not Without Risk
August 2000
Moody's Investors Service

Using Low-Income Tax Credits in Affordable Housing Deals: Two Sides of the Story
August 2000
Moody's Investors Service

Toward a More Balanced Housing Policy
July 2000
National Multi-Housing Council, National Apartment Association

America's Prosperity: A Chicken in Every Pot
July 2000
Lend Lease Real Estate Investment

The Long Wait: The Critical Shortage of Housing in California
June 2000
Housing California

OFHEO's 2000 Report to Congress
June 2000
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

Measuring and Interpreting the Recent Increase in Central City Housing Construction
June 2000
National Multi Housing Council

2000 State of the Cities
June 2000
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Housing America's Working Families
June 2000
Center for Housing Policy

Housing Policy for the 21st Century
May 2000
National Association of Home Builders, American Bankers Association, America’s Community Bankers, Mortgage Bankers Association of America and the National Association of Realtors

Locked Out: California's Affordable Housing Crisis
May 2000
California Budget Project

Report: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
April 2000
Texas Sunset Advisory Commission

Military Housing: Continued Concerns in Implementing the Privatization Initiative
March 2000
U.S. General Accounting Office

Rental Housing Assistance-The Worsening Crisis: A Report to Congress on Worst Case Housing Needs
March 2000
Office of Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Increasing Use of TANF and State Matching Funds to Provide Housing Assistance to Families Moving from Welfare to Work
February 2000
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities & Economic Policy Institute

NCSHA Recommended Practices in Compliance Monitoring, Capital Needs Assessments, Operating Cost Databases, and Accountant Opinion Letters
2000
National Council of State Housing Agencies

Tax Credits: Characteristics of Tax Credit Properties and their Residents
January 2000
U.S. General Accounting Office

Pulling Apart: A State by State Analysis of Income Trends
January 2000
Center on Budget Policy Priorities & Economic Policy Institute

Recent Changes in U.S. Family Financing Results From the 1998 Survey of Consumer Finances
January 2000
Federal Reserve Report

1999

Homelessness: Programs and the People they Serve
December 1999
Interagency on Homeless

Opportunities for Partnerships in Affordable Housing
November 4, 1999
Harvard University Office Of Government, Community and Public Affairs

Tax Credits: Reasons for Cost Differences in Housing Built by For-Profit and Nonprofit Developers
March 1999
U.S. General Accounting Office

1997

Tax Credits: Opportunities to Improve Oversight of the Low-Income Housing Program
March 1997
U.S. General Accounting Office

1996

Development and Analysis of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Database
July 1996
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1991

New Strategy for the War on Poverty
1991

1990

Partnerships and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
1990
Michael J. Novogradac, Eric J. Fortenbach and Donald M. Schmidt, Jr., Real Estate Accounting and Taxation