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BuzzHouse: Post-COVID LIHTC challenges and solutions

Oct. 8, 2024 · Authored by Garrick Gibson, Donald N. Bernards

Baker Tilly's podcast series specifically for professionals in the multifamily housing industry

In this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson dive into the complexities of the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) market, welcoming Lindsay Soyka and Jason Gershwin from R4 Capital. The group discusses the current state of LIHTC deals in a post-COVID-19 world, such as rising construction and insurance costs, creative financing solutions to help developers navigate the turbulent market and the current level of investor demand for affordable housing projects. Press play and discover this informative and enlightening conversation!

Special guests

Jason Gershwin, R4 Capital

Jason Gershwin, Managing Director and Director of Fund Management at R4 Capital, leads the tax-credit fund origination and management team responsible for investor relations and the structuring, marketing and oversight of R4 tax-credit fund offerings. Since joining R4 at the company’s inception in 2011, Jason has helped raise, deploy, and manage more than $5.9 billion of LIHTC equity from and on behalf of the firm’s 127 institutional investors.

Lindsay Soyka, R4 Capital

Lindsay Soyka is an Executive Vice President of R4 Capital in the firm’s New York office. She responsible for originating and acquiring LIHTC properties for R4 Capital. Focusing on LIHTC property investing and affordable housing for 21 years, Ms. Soyka has closed in excess of $2 billion in real estate transactions throughout her career. Prior to joining R4, Ms. Soyka served as Director in the Affordable Multifamily Housing group at Centerline Capital Group (Centerline, fka CharterMac and Related Capital Company) with management responsibility for half of Centerline’s portfolio of affordable housing assets.