Property Tax Abatements for Affordable Rental Housing
How state and local governments can design property tax abatement programs that lower operating costs, attract responsible capital, and preserve affordability.
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How state and local governments can design property tax abatement programs that lower operating costs, attract responsible capital, and preserve affordability.
An NBER working paper finds children who grew up in revitalized HOPE VI neighborhoods earned more, attended college more often, and were incarcerated less.
Every dollar of property tax abatement subsidy generated over a dollar of local economic activity across the eight case studies.
The cyclospora parasite sounds bad, but it's better for your health than being housing cost-burdened.
Bob Simpson sits down with Stephanie Nakleh to talk regulatory streamlining, eviction costs, and why attracting the right private capital matters most.
Build America, Buy America has the right goal. For affordable housing, it raises costs deals can’t absorb and stalls the homes America needs. Here’s the fix.
A personal reflection on a mother's journey from a postwar refugee camp to stability in America, and the lasting lesson it holds about safe, stable housing.
New research finds the public, developers, and advocates don't share a common definition of affordable housing. That disconnect shapes what gets built.
How State and Local Governments are taking practical steps to build and finance more affordable rental housing.
JPMorganChase's new policy brief lays out three practical building blocks — zoning reform, modern codes, and faster permitting — to boost affordable supply.
A well-meaning Senate proposal would force investors to sell build-to-rent communities after seven years — but it misreads how these developments actually work.
Market insights from Paul Fiorilla and Jacob Gonzalez at Yardi Matrix on how 2025's tax incentive expansions are reshaping affordable housing strategy.