A PRRAC Series. Edited by Megan Haberle (former Deputy Director, PRRAC) and Sophia House (Deputy Director for Policy, Housing Solutions Lab, NYU Furman Center). Excerpt: "In many ways, these essays expose the enormity of the project of housing finance reform. Housing finance is underpinned by assessments of risk and value that have not escaped their racist origins, and many … [Read more...] about Racial Justice in Housing Finance: A Series on New Directions (PRRAC, May 2021)
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing Assistance (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Horn, July 2018)
A PRRAC Report (July 2018). By Ingrid Gould Ellen and Keren Horn. Excerpt: "The Housing Act of 1949 espoused the goal of 'a decent home and a suitable living environment' for all Americans. Nearly 70 years later, we have made significant strides in improving the quality of American homes, but there continue to be large disparities across income and race, especially with … [Read more...] about Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing Assistance (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Horn, July 2018)
Assessment Criteria For “Concerted Community Revitalization Plans:” A Recommended Framework (March 2017)
A Yale Law School Community and Economic Development Clinic/PRRAC Policy Paper (March 2017). Excerpt: "Targeted LIHTC administration can be a powerful means of decreasing concentrations of poverty and supporting individual families’ housing needs. In part, state HFAs can meet this promise by increasing the location of LIHTC units in neighborhoods and communities that offer … [Read more...] about Assessment Criteria For “Concerted Community Revitalization Plans:” A Recommended Framework (March 2017)
Building Opportunity II: Civil Rights Best Practices in the LIHTC Program (PRRAC & Sarah Oppenheimer, July 2015)
A PRRAC Report. By Sarah Oppenheimer, (MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, and Ph.D candidate, University of Washington), with Megan Haberle, Etienne Toussaint, and Philip Tegeler. Synopsis: This summary report is an update to our 2008 report, Building Opportunity: Civil Rights Best Practices in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (PRRAC and the Lawyers’ … [Read more...] about Building Opportunity II: Civil Rights Best Practices in the LIHTC Program (PRRAC & Sarah Oppenheimer, July 2015)
Background Materials for July 18, 2005 Meeting at the U.N.C. Center for Civil Rights
Meeting Agenda North Carolina QAP Letter from Legal Aid of North Carolina South Carolina QAP Making the Best Use of Your LIHTC Dollars Civil Rights Mandates in the LIHTC Program Anatomy of a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Development Affordability of a … [Read more...] about Background Materials for July 18, 2005 Meeting at the U.N.C. Center for Civil Rights
