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Treasury Announces Support for HFA Bond Programs
Responding to credit market problems that have hampered housing finance agency (HFA) bond programs, the Treasury Department has announced an initiative to support new housing bonds and help HFAs carry existing bonds.
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Syndicator Eyes Return to Market
BOSTON Boston Financial Investment Management is preparing its first low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) fund since its change from MMA Financial.
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The Case for Preservation
One of the best arguments for preserving affordable housing emerges out of the wreckage left by the housing and financial crisis.
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Reaching Their Limits
AS THE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED enterprises (GSEs) continue to dominate the multifamily lending arena, many institutional lenders are shying away from new originations.
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HUD May Get More Money
Congress seems poised to approve a fiscal 2010 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bill (H.R. 3288) that provides more money for key programs than the Obama administration requested.
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Latent Power
Sometimes, the answer to your software needs might be hiding in plain sight.
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Worries Grow Over Major Portfolio Sales
The possibility of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae selling a large portion of their lowincome housing tax credit (LIHTC) portfolios looms over the struggling tax credit market.
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Latent Power
When Trinity Property Consultants began its search for revenue management software, it naturally turned to the industry’s two leading offerings, Rainmaker’s LRO and Real- Page’s YieldStar.
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Affordable, If You Can Find It
While construction financing remains relatively affordable, fewer deals are penciling out these days, and underwriting standards continue to tighten.
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News
COLUMN FINANCIAL, THE commercial real estate lending arm of Credit Suisse, officially closed its doors in late March, shutting down its remaining offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Chicago.