Brian Carnahan

Brian Carnahan's Posts

• Supporting Innovation: The OHFA HousingInvestment Fund

  by Brian Carnahan,  Kelly Taylor

  In 2008, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) board approved the creation of the Housing Investment Fund (HIF) to support affordable housing initiatives that do not qualify for existing funding sources

• Expanding the Boundaries: Compliance Agenda Needed

  by Brian Carnahan

  With the passage of H.R. 3221 and the issuance of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Regulation 1.42-10, there is much to celebrate in affordable housing.

• Guest Commentary: Let’s Keep the Focus onOutcomes, Not Programs

  by Brian Carnahan

  The current financial crisis offers some opportunities along with challenges, providing a unique set of circumstances that can change the affordable housing industry.

• Truths and Realities About Property Managementand Compliance Monitoring

  by Brian Carnahan, Allan Pintner

  Given our positive working relationship—one of the authors is an executive with a property management company, while the other author works for a state housing agency—we can be honest with each other about some of the unspoken realities of our industry.

• BUILDING BLOCKS

  by  Kelly Taylor, Brian Carnahan, Ohio Housing Finance Agency

  Operating an apartment community while also incorporating tax credit rules and regulations can be a challenging task.