Written by John Leith-Tetrault for the March 2011 issue of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, this article reviews Cleveland's historic success with tax credits. Leith-Tetrault starts with Reagan's cuts to HUD and follows the growth of...

In the January 2011 issue of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, Michael J. Novogradac outlines this basics of low-income housing tax credits, renewable energy tax credits, historic tax credits, and new market tax credits. In light of 2010's...

This final rule, in accordance with a provision in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, bars HUD from requiring the escrowing of equity from the sales of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), historic tax credits (HTCs) and new markets...

According to this Novogradac article, a rule change by the CDFI Fund's will make it easier to pair federal historic tax credits and New Markets Tax Credits.

The Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University released this report examining the background and evolution of the federal historic tax credit (HTC) in the United States. This study presents quantitative and qualitative information...

This presentation by Albert Rex of MacRostie Historic Advisors gives an overview of the federal historic tax credit program.

This presentation by Andrew Potts of Nixon Peabody focuses on the use of historic tax credits and New Markets Tax Credits to finance green and sustainable projects. It includes case studies of several completed projects.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service has issued this case study to highlight successful examples of affordable housing projects that utilize the historic rehabilitation tax credit program. This case study describes how tax...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service has issued this case study to highlight successful examples of affordable housing projects that utilize the historic rehabilitation tax credit program. This case study explains how PPG...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service provides this case study on how the historic preservation tax credit program was used to help transform the Leamington Hotel & Apartments into the Pacific Hotel. This detailed case study...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service has issued this case study to highlight successful examples of affordable housing projects that utilize the historic rehabilitation tax credit program. For the Carnegie Place apartments...

The state of Missouri compares its historic rehabilitations tax credit programs with the federal government’s. This two-page document does a side-by-side comparison of the two programs.

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service produced this guide to highlight the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program. The booklet explains the incentives, defines tax credits and highlights various programs offered...

Squires, Sanders & Dempsy LLP compares the Ohio Rehabilitation Tax Credit program and the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit program. The guide succinctly compares the two programs using a question and answer format.

Corinne Ingrassia, of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, talks about both Historical and New Market Tax Credit programs and how they can be combined together to receive a larger return on investment at the CDFA Annual Summit.

Rehabilitation tax credits were established to discourage unnecessary demolition of older buildings and to slow capital flight from older urban areas. This incentive offers a credit against total federal taxes owed, which is taken for the year in...

The Elder Street Artists Lofts in Houston, Texas is prime example of how a developer has used tax credits in an innovative manner to redevelop an old hospital into useable and high demand artist studio and live/work space.

Cities across the country are implementing tax credit programs which impact local economic development and make a real difference. The City of Baltimore has put various credits to the test on a daily basis to create growth and opportunity and to...

Presentation by Robert Wasserman of US Bancorp at the New Cities Project meeting. Details the role of tax credits as a source of cash equity as well as various federal and state programs.

CDFA's Tax Credit Resource Library is a one-stop center for resources on a wide variety of resources dedicated to this economic development tool. Browse the Library for information about state and federal programs for housing, brownfields...

Presentation by William G. MacRostie from MacRostie Historic Advisors LLC on the federal historic rehab tax credit program with case studies and best practice examples. This is a large file and may take a few minutes to open and/or download.

The recent revitalization of a number of buildings in Downcity Providence was not financially feasible until the adoption of the Historic Preservation Investment Tax Credit program. Since the program’s inception, approximately $54 million has been...

The methods of determining the value of historic preservation vary widely, and several challenges persist in applying economic methods to the field. This discussion paper, which is followed with an extensive and annotated bibliography, reviews the...

The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program is a cost-effective community revitalization program. The program fosters private sector rehabilitation of historic buildings and promotes economic revitalization. It also provides an...

Presentation from Bill MacRostie on the use of the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit program as presented at the 2005 CDFA Annual Conference.

CDFA Fact Sheet providing information on the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, the nations most powerful historic rehab and preservation assistance program.

NCPTT advances the application of science and technology to historic preservation. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education,...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and...