This report from PlaceEconomics identifies a number of indicators that can be used to regularly, consistently, and credibly measure the economic impact of historic preservation over time.

This presentation from the State of Massachusetts provides strategies to revitalize old mill villages across the state through special district financing. Included are common challenges, opportunities, considerations and detailed case studies.

This fact sheet from the U.S. Department of the Treasury provides an overview of federal historic tax credits and their relationship with community development efforts.

This study addresses the significant impact historic preservation programs have had throughout Utah. The historic resources of Utah are part of the daily lives of its citizens. Furthermore, the historic resources of Utah are providing a broad,...

Preservation Leadership Forum’s Forum Focus series presents in-depth, timely reports, commentary, and guidance on innovative preservation research and practices. This special lecture by Donovan Rypkema focuses on the assault against preservation tax...

In a presentation by Weber Murphy Fox and MCM Company, speakers emphasize the historical and economic benefits of the federal historic tax credits. Topics include: rehabilitation and economic development; historic tax credits; project examples; the...

The Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act affirms the importance of Georgia’s downtowns by offering state tax incentives for private sector investments within clearly defined downtown boundaries called Renaissance Districts.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Montana Preservation Alliance collaborated to create a compelling report about the largest community reinvestment program in the country, the federal historic tax credit. The report highlights...

Ohio Development Services Agency released the 2012 Annual Report for the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program. This report highlights success stories from across the state and showcases the national attention Ohio has received for bringing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Services released their Statistical Report and Analysis for FY 2012. The program is the most effective Federal program to promote both urban and rural revitalization to promote private investment in...

The Navy Yard is a mixed-use development comprised of office, retail, industrial, manufacturing, and research facilities. This brochure features the development strategies and financial incentives that helped make it happen.

This document provides guidance on what information and documentation is required for an application to the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Pipeline Pilot Initiative as well as the application.

Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation produced this handbook to provide advice on implementing provisions added to the Section 106 regulations.

Telesis Corporation and NHT/Enterprise share details from their historic redevelopment project of Buckingham Village in Virginia.

US Dept. of Treasury fact sheet covering bank-owned community development corporations.

This presentation by Brian Holdwick of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation walks through a complex redevelopment project from start to finish.

This presentation covers financing structures for NMTC or HTC and tax-exempt bond projects. The authors are Mary Nash Rusher of Hunton & Williams, Peter Duffley of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Dick Helde of Dorsey & Whitney, Marshall Philiips of...

This four-page guide from the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio provides a description of every economic development finance tool available at the state level.

This third annual report published by the Historic Tax Credit Coalition discusses the program's $99.2B cumulative economic impact and includes detailed project case studies.

This report from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior provides a thorough review of the performance of federal historic tax incentives, including project activity, case studies, and state programs.

Development Planning & Financing Group, Inc. produced this report featuring a variety of development finance project case studies for the National Association of Home Builders.

The State of Connecticut Dept. of Revenue Services created this Guide to the state's business tax credits, which provides summaries of all tax credits offered to businesses at the state level.

Novogradac & Co. provides this case study of how EB-5 investment capital was pooled with the Historic Tax Credit to finance the renovation of the Alaska Building in Seattle, Washington.

Radhika Reddy of Ariel Ventures made this presentation on federal tax credit program financing structures.

Written in conjunction with Ice Miller LLP, the Tax Credit Finance Reference Guide examines how to effectively apply tax credits to development opportunities, and explains the basics of tax credits and the fundamentals of using these tools. In...

The federal historic tax credit program is reviewed in this fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The sheet describes the program and the benefits of the credits for banks.

This presentation from Kasper Mortgage Capital, LLC provides overview of the historic tax credit programs in eight states. Details include the level of credits available, operating entity, and special features of the programs.

This publication of the EPA provides a thorough review of financing programs that can facilitate brownfields redevelopment. The guide focuses on federal tax incentives, but also includes discussion of state-level financing options.

This case study from Lancaster Pollard presents a multi-family building financing project that combined state and federal historic tax credits, FHA mortgage insurance, and a state asbestos abatement grant. The document provides information on the...

This report from a team of Rutgers University researchers examines the economic impact of the federal historic tax credit (HTC). Much of the attention in the report is devoted to the amount of money spent on, and because of, HTCs. Five detailed case...

This annual report on the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program was produced by the National Park Service. The report presents the number of jobs and dollars produced by the incentives and discusses the relationship between federal and state...

Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, gave this presentation on creative financing at the Brownfields 2011 conference. This document provides an overview of TIF and federal tax credit programs, which are financing tools that can be successfully...

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 Ohio Department of Development document is a case study of a state historic tax credit deal closed in May of 2010.

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...

The Ohio Department of Development compiled this report that documents the use of the state's three-year-old historic preservation tax credit program.

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.

New Equity Daily has launched this free online search tool that allows you to use key words to identify the financing products available for your business and/or real estate project. At this time, the search is only available for Chicago, but New...

This presentation given by Gregory Burkart of Duff & Phelps, LLP at the CDFA Michigan Financing Roundtable 2010 Economic Development Finance Conference discusses Michigan Tax Credits and Incentives available.

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...

The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program Round 4 application information is now available. This program provides a tax credit for the rehabilitation expenses to owners of historically significant buildings. Applications received during...

This presentation created by the Ohio Department of Development provides an overview of the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program. This presentation provides guidance to its Round 4 application process as well as eligibility requirements.

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.

This report from the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) summarizes the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program through 2008. In two rounds of applications, the program has approved 89 projects. The report also includes case studies of...

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...