Housing

The possibility of moving stalled housing bills forward combined with promises of down payment assistance is offering hope to housing advocates.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom fast-tracked the first $3.3 billion of a bond measure approved by voters in March.

The St. Louis-based senior-living facilities operator has almost $80 million in bonds outstanding.

The new law was modeled after a North Carolina law and its use in Charlotte, said Matt Wiltshire, president of Pathway Affordable Housing Corporation, which works to develop affordable rental housing in Nashville.

"The Maryland SmartBuy program is designed to help first-time home buyers who have student loan obligations qualify for acquisition financing under the Maryland Mortgage Program," said the CFO of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. 

The Virginia Resources Authority and the Virginia Housing Development Authority have deals on tap while gilt-edged Delaware is selling its GO debt.

The new legislation does not include a SALT cap adjustment, though some lawmakers had been holding out for one.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rolled out the Welcome Home Ohio program, a product of the Ohio legislature's biennium budget bill, House Bill 33.

A bill with House and Senate support would change LIHTC bond requirements

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)

Research indicates office space conversions could be financed with bonds.

Bond Buyer Senior Reporter Keeley Webster shares an interview with California Treasurer Fiona Ma on her run for lieutenant governor as a prelude to a fireside chat Wells Fargo Director Julia Kim conducted with the state treasurer at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance conference.

Gov. Kathy Hochul this week signed into law a trio of bills passed by New York's Legislature leveraging state resources to accelerate affordable housing in New York City.

The Biden administration announces new emphasis on transit-oriented development.

San Francisco City Administrator Carmen Chu highlighted challenges the city faces, and how city leaders plan to solve them.

"A lot of these priority items are bottlenecking, said Brian Egan, director of government affairs at the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

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)

Moody's boosted CalHFA's rating to Aa2, following a similar move by S&P in December.