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The LIHTC provides funding for the development costs of low-income housing by allowing an investor (usually the partners of a partnership that owns the housing) to take a federal tax credit equal to a percentage (either 4% or 9%, for 10 years, depending on the credit type) of the cost incurred for development of the low-income units in a rental housing project.
The 80/20 program uses the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) along with bond sales to finance housing projects. [ 3 ] This program encourages the creation diversified income projects while also allowing granting developers funds at lower interest rates. [ 4 ]
In terms of benefits of the LIHTC program, a 2011 analysis published in the Housing Policy Debate journal found that increases in the use of tax credits are linked to reductions in racial segregation in metropolitan areas. [39] This means that LIHTC projects do not tend to lead to increased segregation, even in areas with elevated poverty levels.
The federal government, through its Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (which in 2012 paid for construction of 90% of all subsidized rental housing in the US), spends $6 billion per year to finance 50,000 low-income rental units annually, with median costs per unit for new construction (2011–2015) ranging from $126,000 in Texas to $326,000 ...
National Equity Fund, Inc (NEF) is a national non-profit syndicator of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Created in 1987 as an affiliate of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and headquartered in Chicago, NEF is one of the largest non-profit LIHTC syndicators in the United States of America.
The legislation would authorize a 12.5% increase for the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. This federal credit originally meant to subsidize up to 70 percent of construction of low-income housing units, and it is generally reserved for the development of new properties that do not use other federal subsidies.
The Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) is a Federal housing grant program administered by HUD which assists Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects funded during 2007, 2008 and 2009. The TCAP program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which was signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009.
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) was added to TRA86 [clarification needed] to provide some balance and encourage investment in multifamily housing for those in need of affordable rental housing options. Over the subsequent 20 years, it has become an extremely effective tool for developing affordable rental housing, but less efficient ...