LIHTC Equity Pricing: Cents per Dollar of Credit

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2016 peak
$1.05
Post-TCJA drop
~$0.92
Q4 2023
$0.87
Q2 2025
$0.85
Sources: Novogradac LIHTC Equity Pricing Trends (syndicator LOIs); Affordable Housing Finance syndicator surveys; CohnReznick LIHTC surveys. National average 9% credit equity price per dollar of credit. Key events: Great Recession (2008โ€“09) drove prices to ~$0.60; post-recession recovery peaked at $1.05 (2016); 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act cut corporate rate 35%โ†’21%, reducing investor tax appetite and dropping prices below $0.95; 2020 minimum 4% credit rate fixed; 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill increased 9% allocations 12% and reduced bond threshold to 25%. ยท betterblocksnj.org