Industry News

Urban Institute Hosting Opportunity Zone Workshop in Chicago

Later this month, The Urban Institute, the MacArthur Foundation, and other philanthropic organizations are hosting a half-day workshop to discuss and debate what Chicago and Cook County should do to optimally utilize the new federal Opportunity Zones incentives established by the Tax Reform Act. The official announcement can be found here.

Bipartisan Policy Center Hosts Panel on Evaluating Tax Expenditure Programs

On July 10, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a panel on the evidence-based evaluation of tax expenditure programs, such as LIHTC and Investment Tax Credits. It coincided with the release of a new report entitled “Evaluating Tax Expenditures: Introducing Oversight Into Spending Through the Tax Code”. The event discussed the necessity of evaluating tax expenditures […]

Robinson+Cole Releases Updated 2018 Green Tax Incentive Compendium

Robinson+Cole’s Jerome Garciano has released a July 2018 update of his Green Tax Incentive Compendium, including the recent extensions of the investment tax credit for certain technologies, the 45L tax credit and the 179D tax deduction.

Member News

Sarah Garland Joins CBRE Affordable Housing as Director of Affordable Housing Production

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that Sarah Garland has joined CBRE Affordable Housing as Director, Capital Markets, Affordable Housing Production. One of the foremost industry specialists in affordable housing finance, Ms. Garland will join CBRE Affordable Housing’s Debt & Structured Finance team and will be responsible for supporting origination of affordable and workforce housing debt financing. […]

Greg Voyentzie Assumes CEO Role at Boston Financial

Effective June 1, Greg Voyentzie has assumed the role of CEO for Boston Financial Investment Management (Boston Financial), after serving as an Executive Vice President for the company.

Red Capital Group Provides $52.5 million to Preserve Affordable Housing in Houston, Texas

The transaction will preserve 805 affordable units in Houston, TX.