Affordable housing bonds

The bond panel approved $215 million in public facilities revenue bonds and $125 million in housing bonds.

This is the first time the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority is bringing a PAC tranche in several years.

Facing big demand for housing, the state's efforts to spur development have spurred litigation by cities challenging recent laws and a compliance crackdown.

Pops, a managing director at cfX, a municipal advisory firm serving housing finance agencies, brought passion and institutional knowledge to the sector.

The ratings agency is growing more pessimistic about the United States economy.

The state hopes bonds and associated incentives will help to address a state-wide housing shortage.

The Los Angeles-based fund manager has expanded into debt financing to offer affordable housing developer clients a lower cost of capital.

The nonprofit Wood River Community Housing Trust uses municipal bonds as part of its toolkit to finance workforce housing in the pricey Sun Valley, Idaho, area.

A $150 million housing bonds with a taxable component is anticipated for May and $110 million higher education student loan bonds are also anticipated for that month.

Amid struggling office markets in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the cities are exploring office-to-residential conversions amid decades-old housing shortages.