As America’s affordable housing crisis digs in, rooting deeper and reaching more broadly into the economy, the country’s most productive source of funding for affordable housing faces its most significant overhaul in its 38-year history. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit has helped facilitate the creation of millions of affordable homes since its creation in 1986, and changes to the credit built into the $78B Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act could significantly broaden its scope and accessibility. 
Estimates project that these changes could facilitate the creation of about 200,000 new affordable units nationally in the next few years."200,000 units means 200,000 families that will be able to live in quality affordable housing,” NRP Group Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Government… Read the full story here. | 
