Thru the Roof: Part Three

Read article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/affordable-housing-crisis-rent-homes-mars-hill-university-western-north-carolina-buncombe-madison-transylvania-brevard-trickle-down-thru-the-roof?fbclid=IwAR1e9arRwKEwCGaRPtciway2J0cXktqp0VcdvciRogZMb_5CbMMgId8HMX0

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Thru the Roof: Part Two

Read more here: https://wlos-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/wlos.com/amp/news/local/affordable-housing-asheville-buncombe-county-thru-roof-news-13-investigates-series-part-two-cost-incentives-zoning-regulations-builders-hurdles-obstacles?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR1f48Boee3jYuc3UWZyZ_swuMvK2KGZtK2h-2CgRPowLtjW0fD9uX5Bt60#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16560039175633&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwlos.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Faffordable-housing-asheville-buncombe-county-thru-roof-news-13-investigates-series-part-two-cost-incentives-zoning-regulations-builders-hurdles-obstacles

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Thru the Roof: Part One

WLOS in Asheville, NC, conducted a five-part series regarding the housing crisis in Buncombe County. Bowen National Research conducted a housing needs assessment of the area and is featured in the accompanying article and news report. Read the rest of the article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/inventory-availability-and-demand-send-cost-of-homes-in-asheville-area-soaring-thru-the-roof

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Mind Your Business – A Podcast Series produced by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

https://www.buzzsprout.com/458470/10048855As we continue our series on housing needs, challenges, and opportunities in Watauga County, we spend this episode of Mind Your Business on the numbers. Beginning in early 2021, the High Country Association of Realtors, the North Carolina Association of Realtors, and Bowen National Research commissioned a research study and needs assessment for the High Country and its individual counties. The data set that came from

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Bowen Cited in Asheville Newspaper Discussing Local Apartment Market

JOHN BOYLE | ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES | 6:00 am EDT October 12, 2020 If you have any doubt that apartment developers see an opportunity in the Asheville area, consider the Oct. 14 Buncombe County Board of Adjustment agenda. It includes two separate applications for new apartments, one proposal to build 852 units off Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville, and another to build 660 units at 20

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Identifying LIHTC Market Opportunities in the State of Kentucky

As we all know, there are numerous items to think about when choosing a market to develop/invest in. Due to the requirements of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and the Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC), having a good understanding of the market/region you are looking to develop/invest in is a critical step in developing a successful LIHTC property and

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Bowen National Research Caps Off Off A Successful 2018 With A Countywide Housing Needs Assessment and Studies in Puerto Rico (Jan 2019)

Bowen National Research finished a successful 2018 with the completion of a countywide Housing Needs Assessment in Michigan, along with the launch of several others, and a trip to Puerto Rico to study multiple housing projects on the island devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017. A comprehensive analysis of Ottawa County, Michigan capped off a string of large and high-profile

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What is a Housing Needs Assessment and How Do You Use It?

Purpose and Users A comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment typically involves compilation and evaluation of specific demographic data, economic characteristics and trends, current housing inventory and characteristics, government policies and incentives, and the adequacy and availability of selected community services, as well as collecting the input of area stakeholders and residents. The assessment concludes with quantifying the number of housing units

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Patrick Bowen Presents at Nebraska Investment Finance Authority’s Housing Innovation Marketplace

On March 22, 2016, Patrick Bowen presented at the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority’s 2016 Housing Innovation Marketplace. The session was titled “Housing Market Studies” and was moderated by Ms. Casey Cline, Development Director at Travois. Additional panelists included Mr. Timothy M. Keelan, Principal Partner of HANNA:KEELAN ASSOCIATES, P.C. and Mr. Brian Wilson, MAI, Commercial Real Estate Appraiser with Wilson Valuation

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Patrick Bowen Presents at the Virginia Housing Credit Conference

On Thursday, October 8, 2015, Patrick Bowen presented at the Virginia Housing Credit Conference, sponsored by the Virginia Housing Coalition and held at The Westin in Richmond, Virginia. Additional panelists included Jaynell Pittman-Shaw, Senior Allocation Officer with the Virginia Housing Development Authority, and Corine Sheridan, Vice President, Director of Origination with Boston Capital. The session was moderated by JD Bondurant,

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