General Session
Friday, December 4, 2015

Breakfast
8:00-9:00 am

Closing Address: Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev.
9:00-9:30 am


Debt Market Spotlight
9:30-10:30 am
Gain expert insight into how to navigate different types of debt financing. Discover which types of financing work together best for certain investments. Panelists will compare aspects of 9 percent LIHTC transactions to acquisitions/rehabilitations and 4 percent tax-exempt bond investments.

Speakers
  • Nicolo Pinoli, Novogradac & Company LLP (moderator)
  • Dakar Gibbs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Kenji Tamaoki, Prudential
  • Thomas Vandiver, Dentons
  • Matt Zarlengo, Community Development Trust

Article

By Mark O'Meara, Novogradac & Company LLP 
Originally Published in the June 2015 Journal of Tax Credits

Break
10:30-10:40 am

Maximizing Tax Credits in an LIHTC Acq/Rehab Deal
10:40-11:40 am
Panelists uncover and discuss the issues associated with acquiring existing residential rental real estate for the purpose of rehabilitating it under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

Speakers
  • John Cole, Novogradac & Company LLP (moderator)
  • Dominick Buffa, First Sterling Financial
  • Michael Snowdon, Highridge Costa Housing Partners
  • K. Nicole Flores, City Real Estate Advisors

Article

By Teresa Garcia, Novogradac & Company LLP  
Originally Published in the January 2015 Journal of Tax Credits