Category Archives: Affordable Housing

It’s February already? How did that happen? Before we get too much farther into the new year, let’s look back at five of our most popular Dreamcatcher blog posts from 2013.

My position at Travois is communications coordinator.

After experiencing the full wrath of the polar vortex in northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and Michigan (with minus 39 degree wind chills) the previous week, I spent much of my time last week thawing out in Washington, D.C.

In this installment of “Compliance Corner,” we will tackle a commonly asked question about asset management for Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects and try to debunk the myths surrounding the topic:
“A tax credit tenant just came into the office and told me they have a new job.

Editor’s note: The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Housing Authority, a Travois client, helped four families make home repairs and built new homes for two others through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Home Improvement Program (HIP) in 2010.

What do you get when you combine representatives from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) housing industry, state monitoring agencies, property management specialists, marketing experts, and the latest and greatest tax credit updates with the scenic wilderness of the Wisconsin Dells? A tax cre

We opened the 13th Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference with a reception on Monday, Sept.

Bryan Schuler joined Travois in 2005 as the sixth staff member. He’s been with us for more than eight years and serves as development director for the housing team. Bryan answered a few questions, so we can learn more about him.

I was born and raised in Kansas, so needless to say I didn’t spend too much time around water growing up. But with my latest trip for Travois, I had the pleasure of visiting the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on the beautiful shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.

As a condition of closing with an equity investor through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, tribal housing authorities put insurance policies into place to protect housing assets.