The U.S. Congress is currently considering the “Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act” (the “Act”), legislation aiming to address changes in the post-pandemic real estate market and the nationwide affordable housing...more
A number of affordable housing components of the New York State Budget Bill are worth calling out for developers, as the moves, along with the hundreds of millions of dollars coming from the state, should spur...more
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation this week that is predicted to finance hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units, helping New York City and state housing agencies struggling to meet...more
The New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) and its fellow partners successfully lobbied with the NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation to modify its standard Housing Trust Fund lease. Section 20 of the...more
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation authorizing a new tax abatement to promote improvements to affordable housing in New York City. In June 2023, lawmakers in New York State passed the Affordable Housing...more
During the waning hours of the 2023 legislative session, New York lawmakers passed the Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Program (the “Program”) to replace the lapsed J-51 tax break that expired on July 1, 2022. Similar to...more