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...

This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of the use of sales tax-backed bonds. Highlights from the document include an explanation of what sales tax bonds can finance and how they differ from traditional TIF bonds. The guide also...

This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of the use of sales tax-backed bonds. Highlights from the document include an explanation of what sales tax bonds can finance and how they differ from traditional TIF bonds.

This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of tax increment financing. Highlights from the document include an explanation of the role bonds play in TIF deals, a discussion of general obligation versus revenue bonds, and a case study...

This article by CDFA President and CEO Toby Rittner appeared in Issue 72 of the PPP Journal, a UK publication covering public private partnerships and economic development. A TIF Takeover reviews the history of this financing tool in America and...

The PPP Journal is a UK publication covering private-public partnerships and economic development. This issue includes articles on infrastructure finance in Germany, local enterprise partnerships, and a review of TIF in America by CDFA President and...

This article by Kevin Hoctor of the British Chambers of Commerce appeared on the UK's Public Service website. Hoctor provides a review of TIF problems in the U.S. and argues that a TIF-like program could benefit the UK, so long as the program is...

This document from the city of Washington, D.C. provides an overview of the methodology used in the District for TIF analysis. Details include how inventory, demand, and sites were studied, as well as how projections were calculated.

This issue of the UK-based Public-Private Partnerships Journal focuses on the use of TIF to build public infrastructure. Topics included in the issue are how partnerships can affect financing, descriptions of several case studies, and the...

This article by Benjamin Cooper and Matthew Rossman of Case Western Reserve University School of Law outlines the Las Vegas model of TIF, which pools local resources into a central fund, and explores its relevancy to Cleveland. The article provides...

This document created by the Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority outlines the steps they use to complete a brownfield deal using tax increment financing. Also included are graphs and descriptions of actual projects financed by the...

This article by Richard Briffault recently appeared in the University of Chicago Law Review. It looks at the factors that have contributed to the widespread use of TIF well beyond its originally intended purposes. CDFA's TIF Best Practices Reference...

David Rogers of Bricker & Eckler looks at the challenges current market conditions pose to getting a TIF deal done in this presentation.

This article from the Dominion Post in Wellington, New Zealand addresses the TIF presentation being made by CDFA members as New Zealand officials look at new options to finance development.

David Saikia of MuniCap, Inc. discusses the issues to consider when developing a TIF plan and determining feasibility.

This presentation by Clark Lord of Vinson & Elkins explains the use of tax increment reinvestment zones in Texas.

This case study details the Portland Development Commission's use of tax increment finance.

This presentation addresses the advantages and challenges that tax increment finance poses in Oregon.

Steve Friedman and Tony Smith give an overview of the use and advantages of tax increment finance.

This presentation by Greg Hummel covers a variety of tax increment finance topics, including: understanding your TIF state statute, TIF bond issuance and structure, and case studies.

This presentation by Jim Snyder discusses the importance of understanding the specifics of your state tax increment finance statute.

This presentation by Stone & Youngberg, McGuire Woods and MuniCap focuses on the use of community development authorities and tax increment finance in Virginia.

The Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department, has created this website dedicated to resources and information pertaining to the use of tax increment finance in the state.

Karl Dorshimer from the Lansing Economic Development Corporation presented these slides at the CDFA Michigan Financing Roundtable 2010 Economic Development Finance Conference. This presentation covers the usage of Tax Increment Finance and other...

This presentation given by Michael McGee, a Principal at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., at the CDFA Michigan Financing Roundtable 2010 Economic Development Finance Conference, explains the legal basis and basics of Tax Increment...

The 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference was held last week in Seattle, WA. CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner and Charlie Bartsch of ICF International gave this presentation that examines how existing development finance tools can be...

This presentation from the City of Amarillo, TX looks at how tax increment reinvestment zones have been used in the city. It also looks at the goals and guidelines of the program.

This presentation by CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner looks at the basics of TIF and district financing.

This presentation by Stern Brothers covers the basics of tax increment finance.

This presentation by CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner examines the importance of community buy-in in the TIF process.

This resource, published by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, gives a county by county breakdown of all the TIF districts in Oklahoma as of August 2009.

David Hawes of Hawes Hill Calderon LLP looks at how tax increment finance (TIF or TIRZ in Texas) can be a successful part of a city's economic development strategy.

This presentation by Marc Hughes of Jefferies & Co. looks at issues to consider when issuing bonds with a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone project in Texas.

Marc Hughes of Jefferies & Co. examines case studies of TIF projects in California and Georgia in this presentation.

Clark Lord of Vinson & Elkins gives an overview of the enabling legislation for the use of TIRZ in Texas, including modifications passed by the Texas legislature earlier in 2009.

This presentation by CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner and Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg was given as part of a webinar for the National Association of Home Builders. The use of special districts and tax increment finance is discussed as an...

The Advanced Tax Increment Finance Reference Guide is the latest offering of CDFA’s nationally acclaimed Development Finance Training Institute in partnership with the Council’s Tax Increment Finance Coalition. The Advanced TIF Guide builds upon...

Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg addresses the basics of tax increment financing in this presentation.

David Saikia of MuniCap, Inc. discusses the issues to consider when developing a TIF plan and determining feasibility.

This presentation by Katy Brett and Joe Bowling examines the use of TIF on the near eastside of Indianapolis to revitalize a neighborhood.

Richard Starkey of Barnes & Thornbug gives an overview of tax increment financing in this presentation.

Alan Cason of McGuire Woods examines the elements of an effective TIF program and areas to consider when deciding public policy regarding TIF in this presentation.

Greg Hummel of Bryan Cave LLP gives an overview of TIF and examines case studies from Illinois and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Evans Paul discusses the use of tax increment financing in brownfields redevelopment and steps states can take to make TIF more compatible with brownfields deals.

This presentation by Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg examines recent trends and developments in the use of tax increment finance.

Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg discusses the various policy and guideline considerations when using tax increment finance.

Michael Pehur of Allegheny County Economic Development describes the county's use of tax increment finance.

Laura Radcliff of Stifel Nicolaus gives an overview of tax increment finance and the different parties involved in a TIF bond deal.

Cheryl Strickland of the Atlanta Development Authority prepared this presentation for a forum on public policy issues to consider in using and implementing tax increment finance.

Restoring Prosperity has published this report outlining how states can facilitate the use of local tax increment financing (TIF) to help fund brownfields projects. Many state TIF statutes provide barriers to using this tool with brownfields...