Description
Book Synopsis
Community Real Estate Development: A History and How-To for Practitioners, Academics, and Students introduces the fundamentals of affordable housing to aspiring development professionals. From understanding the history informing today's affordable housing programs to securing financing and partnering with public and private stakeholders, this primer equips students and emerging professionals for success in a unique area of the real estate industry. Topical chapters written by nationally recognized leaders in community real estate development (CRED) take a didactic approach, using real-life examples and case studies to provide context for reflection. Drawing on the authors' experience as private sector developers, state and municipal housing officials, and not-for-profit executives, this versatile resource offers an insider's perspective on creating and maintaining affordable housing in any real estate market.
Features:
- Covers topics including communi
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Community Real Estate Development. 2. Community Development Policy and Community Real Estate Development. 3. Programs to Make the Numbers Work and Their Impacts: Low-income Housing Tax Credits, New Market Tax Credits, and Opportunity Zones. 4. Transfer of Development Rights and Community Development. 5. Historic Building Reuse as a Form of Community Real Estate Development. 6. Community Design and the Real Estate Development Process. 7. Community Redevelopment, Tax Increment Financing and CRED. 8. Balancing the Gentrification Elephant in the Room, or Slaying a Monster? Notes Towards a Post-American Urban Future. 9. How CRED Financing Differs from Market Rate. 10. Real Estate and CRED: A broker's perspective. 11. The Role of the Housing Authority. 12. Mosaic Development in Action. 13. Using Incentives for Affordable Housing. 14. Conclusion What is the future for CRED and how you can utilize CRED oriented ideas to achieve community focused developments. Introduction to Examples of Class Winnders. 2018 Winner. 2019 Winner. Appendix.
