Dos & Don'ts

Stagger Maintenance Staff's Work Shifts to Add Perceived Site Value

July 15, 2012    
Try staggering your maintenance staff's hours to add perceived value to your site, suggests marketing expert Tracey Hopkins. Maintenance staffs typically work the same hours that residents work, which means that most residents don't see the maintenance staff hard at work to keep the site...
Keeping It Straight

Are You LIHTC Fluent?

July 15, 2012    
Test your knowledge of common acronyms used in the low-income housing tax credit industry. On the lines below (or on a blank piece of paper), write down the terms associated with each of the following 50 acronyms. The answers appear on p. 8. This list was provided by Karen Graham of Karen A. Graham...
In the News

ICP Responds to Texas LIHTC Program's Remediation Plan

July 15, 2012    
In the May issue of the Insider, we highlighted a federal court ruling that held that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) unintentionally discriminated in its allocation of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) [“In the News: Court Rules Texas LIHTC Program...