Affordable housing bonds

Telluride town and its schools both issued debt to fund 'workforce housing' for teachers and public servants who can't afford multi-million dollar real estate.

In her State of the County address, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava unveiled plans to invest in housing, septic to sewer conversions, flood prevention, parks and other infrastructure.

Affordable housing expert Marian Zucker retired on Dec. 1 as head of S&P Global Rating's housing group after over 40 years of working in the public and private sectors of the municipal bond industry.

Justin Cooper, Orrick's co-head of public finance, breaks down how states like Oregon, Washington and California are funding efforts to lessen their affordable housing and homelessness crises. Keeley Webster hosts (24 minutes)

The California governor is this week signing bills to alter the state's mental health policies in a package that includes a $6.3 billion state bond measure.

Peter Lam has served as bond counsel to state and local issuers for public and privately placed bond issuances.

Mohamed Balla, Atlanta's CFO, talks about housing bonds and his participation in the recent National Association of Security Professionals' annual conference. Thomas Nocera hosts. (22 minutes)

The new California Housing Finance Agency credit pools multifamily housing loans.

Charles Treece and Azer Akhtar in Washington, D.C., and Jennifer Santangelo in Philadelphia have become partners at Ballard Spahr.

City officials believe the structure of the $100 million issuance will help assuage investors concerned with inflation, high interest rates, and the specter of recession.