Affordable housing bonds

Larry Kosmont, chairman and CEO of Kosmont Companies, discussed the interplay between state and local governments as electeds work to solve the state's housing crisis with Keeley Webster, a senior reporter for The Bond Buyer. (18 minutes)

City leaders announced the availability of 30,000 Section 8 housing vouchers this week.

Guilford County's request for a $1.7 billion voter-approved bond package, however, was put on hold until the next Local Government Commission meeting.

The taxables are the city's first social bonds, which S&P said are aligned with the International Capital Market Association's Social Bond Principles.

Included in the Democrats’ all but dead Build Back Better bill, an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit could be a boon for the housing sector.

Talks between original holders and a law firm over potential securities fraud litigation did not pan out, and trustee UMB NA has canceled all the bonds.

The California Health Facilities Finance Authority will price the final authorization of $1.05 billion from the $2 billion program on Tuesday.

The city's current trajectory could drive per-unit costs to $1 million, according to the audit by City Controller Ron Galperin.

The Build Back Better Act contains provisions that could help states finance additional affordable homes.

By lowering the amount of private activity bonds needed to finance low-income housing, the provision would free up PABs volume for other projects.