Construction Financing: Utilizing Tax Credits, Tax Increment Financing, EB-5 Visa Program and Crowdfunding Websites
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE/CPE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will brief real estate and finance counsel on alternative methods of financing real estate construction projects, specifically crowdfunding, tax credits, tax increment financing and EB-5 financing.
Outline
- Tax credit funds
- New Market Tax Credits
- Historic Tax Credits
- Low Income Tax Credits
- Tax increment financing
- EB-5 financing
- Crowdfunding
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Projects that may benefit from tax increment financing
- Using and pairing tax credits (NMTC, HTC, LIHTC)
- Latest trends and developments in using EB-5 financing in the capital stack and coupling EB-5 with tax credits
- The three new capital raising crowdfunding opportunities under the JOBS Act
Faculty
Lisa Berden
Member
Dorn Berden
Ms. Berden’s practice merges the traditional areas of leasing, acquisition, financing, construction and... | Read More
Ms. Berden’s practice merges the traditional areas of leasing, acquisition, financing, construction and development of commercial projects. She has significant experience in layering financial tools for projects to promote their long-term success. This includes representing both developers and lenders in traditional lending and tax credit financing transactions, including new markets tax credits and historic tax credits. Ms. Berden has been involved with over $200 million in tax credit financing transactions.
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Debbie A. Klis
Partner
Ballard Spahr
Ms. Klis concentrates on transactional matters in an array of business, securities, and tax issues. She has... | Read More
Ms. Klis concentrates on transactional matters in an array of business, securities, and tax issues. She has significant experience with financial products, including derivatives, and global equity offerings with multimillion-dollar deal values. She is known for her work with investment management companies, including the formation and operation of EB-5 immigration investment funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, SPACs, real estate funds, oil and gas funds, and international master-feeder structures.
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Markley S. Roderick
Shareholder
Flaster/Greenberg
Mr. Roderick focuses his practice on the representation of entrepreneurs and their businesses. He has over 25 years of... | Read More
Mr. Roderick focuses his practice on the representation of entrepreneurs and their businesses. He has over 25 years of experience representing companies in technology, real estate, and healthcare. Expanding on his expertise in capital raising and securities law, Mr. Roderick is spearheading the firm’s Crowdfunding Practice. He also is a member of the firm’s M&A, Business and Corporate, Taxation and Healthcare Groups.
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