Nicholas Sly

by: Nicholas Sly, David Rodziewicz and Juan David Munoz Henao The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is one of the primary financing mechanisms for encouraging private investment in affordable rental housing. Established by the Tax Reform Act in 1986, the program has facilitated the construction and rehabilitation of nearly 3.2 million housing units nationwide.

Subscribe Share by: Nicholas Sly, David Rodziewicz and Juan David Munoz Henao Job gains slowed this year across most sectors of the regional economy as labor markets continued cooling. In this edition of the Rocky Mountain Economist, we examine regional firms’ current employment outlook, compensation strategies, and recent staffing decisions as reported in the most recent External LinkKansas City Fed Manufacturing and Services Surveys.

Subscribe Share by: Nicholas Sly and Juan David Munoz Henao Purchases of certain essential items are necessary for households to provide for their livelihood. Spending on food, clothing, shelter, utilities, personal care and transportation all represent expenditures so critical to the wellbeing of households that falling short of a minimum threshold can lead them to being categorized as impoverished, as determined by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).