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    <description>2026 LIHTC income and rent limits by county, QCT and DDA checks on HUD's 2027 lists, a 4% and 9% credit estimator and HUD tax credit apartment data.</description>
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      <title>The 25% bond test for 4% LIHTC deals, from Public Law 119-21</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How the 2025 tax law cut the 50% tax-exempt bond test to 25% for 4% credit deals, which buildings qualify, and what it does to the bonds a deal needs.</description>
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      <title>4% vs 9% LIHTC: how the two credits differ in 2026</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The 9% credit is competitive and capped by each state's ceiling; the 4% credit comes with tax-exempt bonds. Rates, floors, boosts and 2026 numbers.</description>
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      <title>How to qualify for a tax credit (LIHTC) apartment</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Income limits, how rent is set, the student rule, vouchers and what to bring when you apply for an income-restricted tax credit apartment.</description>
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      <title>LIHTC income averaging: how the 60% average works in practice</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The average income test lets units serve households from 20% to 80% of AMI if the designations average 60% or less. Here is the math, with a worked rent roll.</description>
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