11-05-2015, 07:08 PM
Housing finance agencies that had or have goals to encourage scattered-site infill projects have found development of these projects challenging with the funding sources typically used in affordable housing deals, including low-income housing tax credits. Finding ways to successfully finance scattered site research is important to both reinvestment areas and opportunity areas. Much could be learned from best-practices nation-wide. How do housing finance agencies incentivize scattered-site projects? What are the neighborhood characteristics of completed projects? How are these development deals structured? What are the barriers to development of scattered-site projects with the funding sources typically used in affordable housing deals, including low-income housing tax credits, and how have these barriers been overcome?