SPECIAL REPORT >> AFFORDABLE HOUSING HALL OF FAME
Honoring Great
Leaders in Housing
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE • OCTOBER 2007
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It’s easy to get discouraged by the
challenges of developing affordable
housing. That’s why we at
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE think it’s
so important to look back at the
progress we have made as an industry
and the people who helped bring
it about.
That’s also why we initiated our
Affordable Housing Hall of Fame in
2006. In our first group of inductees,
we focused on people who had
played a key role in enacting the lowincome
housing tax credit program in
1986.
This year, we are pleased to present
a new group of inductees who
have been inspirational leaders and
who have made major contributions
to our business.
Today, it’s easy to take for granted
that many banks are happy to invest
in affordable housing. But 30 years
ago, the situation was much different.
Three of our inductees this year
played crucial roles in bringing about
the enactment of the Community
Reinvestment Act of 1977 and led the
way in making its promise a reality.
One of our inductees was the driving
force for a whole new approach
to affordable housing design and
development and led the battle to
reverse the decay of public housing.
Finally, our last inductee blazed a
trail for the activist role of cities and
states in affordable housing and
community development as the federal
dominance of the field was fading.
The editors of AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FINANCE are honored and pleased to
present the 2007 inductees into the
Affordable Housing Hall of Fame.
A formal presentation will be held
as part of AHF Live: The Tax Credit
Developers’ Summit on Oct. 26 in
Chicago.
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