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• How Hills Tamed HUD

  House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has introduced a long-awaited affordable housing preservation bill (H.R. 4868) that has been under development for almost a year, but owners say they can't support it be

• Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers

• Seniors Housing Rises from Floods

  CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA—In June 2008, the Cedar River crested to its highest level in the city’s history, damaging or destroying more than 5,000 homes and displacing 18,000 residents.

• Michigan's Bold Plan

  Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) officials knew they had an opportunity to take a bite out of the state's housing and economic crisis.

• Growing a Company

  PLYMOUTH, MINN.— Paul Sween likens the affordable housing business to planting oak trees. In both, the work requires patience, and the rewards come slow.

• REITs Could Break Ground on $1 Billion This Year

  Public REITs are poised to break ground on as much as $1 billion in new development this year in another sign of industry confidence that fundamentals are improving.

• A Bridge From Two Flatcars

  Intelligent reuse allows an access driveway to cross a 38-foot span without damaging the stream below.

• Harlem Renaissance

  The Phipps Houses Group is building 259 new affordable apartments and renovating another building with 81 units in Harlem, with the help of the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP).

• People

  Joe O’Hern has been named director of the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA).

• Stimulus Saves Farmworker Deal

  In 2007, for-profit Pinnacle Housing Group decided to partner again with nonprofit Rural Neighborhoods, Inc.,