Debt Financing
Operations
Tax Credit Equity
Development Budget
Soft Debt
100

The three letters typically used to describe a project's NOI relative to debt payment

What is DCR?

100

A typical amount of revenue realized by building owners from laundry machines per unit per month is $.6? $6? or $60?

What is $6?

100

LIHTC was introduced in this year.

What is 1986?

100

Architecture costs are this kind of cost (direct or indirect)?

What is indirect?

100

This federal source that begins with the letter H is administered by states, counties, cities and participating jurisdictions.

What is HOME?

200

A typical permanent loan term (repayment period) in affordable housing

What is 16,17 or 18 years?

200

Project revenue less vacancy and expenses is often referred to as these three letters.

What is NOI?

200

Investors in LIHTC deals receive this kind of tax benefit in addition to tax credits.

What are passive losses?

200

The costs associated with title insurance and recording documents such as a Deed of Trust or Regulatory Agreement as part of a closing are referred to as these costs.

What are title and recording costs?

200

An HCD funding program that is available for infrastructure costs is called this.

What is the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program (IIG)?

300

When a loan has a shorter term than amortization period, the payment due at the end of the term is often called this.

What is a balloon payment?

300

Insurance is typically a development cost, operating cost or both.

What is both?

300

Tax exempt bonds must be used to pay for what percent of basis plus land in order to receive credits?

What is at least 25%(!)?

300

A line item used as cushion to pay for unexpected costs or overruns is referred to as this.

What is contingency?

300

Instead of fixed payments, soft loans are often repaid out of this form of cash flow.

What is surplus cash or residual receipts?

500

Perm loan interest rates are often calculated with a spread over this I-letter word?

What is index?

500

When an income qualified tenant moves out of an affordable development, the next tenant typically does or does not need to income qualify?

What is does need to income qualify?

500

Land, permanent loan fees and marketing costs all have this in common. 

What is not included in basis?

500

In affordable housing, which reserve would more typically be capitalized (included in the development budget) - operating reserve or replacement reserve?

What is operating reserve?

500

Since AB434 passed in 2022, HCD issues this notice with funds are available for MHP, IIG, Serna and VHHP.

What is the SuperNOFA?

1000

Construction loans are often priced off of this index.

What is SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate)?

1000

TCAC requires that income and expense escalation assumptions be separated by at least this amount.

What is 1%?

1000

The general partner (or an affiliate) often has these three mechanisms for acquiring the project or interests from the limited partner at the end of the compliance period.

What is the option to purchase, right of first refusal, put option?

1000

An operating reserve that is capitalized typically includes 3 to 6 months worth of these three things.

What are operating expenses, debt service and reserve contributions?

1000

HCD requires this per unit amount as the annual replacement reserve contribution.

What is $500?

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