Christian B. Waddell

The need for affordable housing will continue to rise. Public and private sectors will need to cooperate and innovate within a complex regulatory framework in order to continue to assist our communities in providing their residents with safe and affordable housing. Similarly, many communities are seeing their infrastructure gradually deteriorate.  In a world where capital is increasingly difficult to obtain, states and local entities will face pressure to find creative ways to finance improvements for the well-being of their citizens.

At the end of a transaction, everyone walks away from the closing table with the knowledge that we have done something good. We have developed affordable housing. We have funded a mortgage product that allows access to home ownership for first time homebuyers. We have helped a city or a county build necessary infrastructure. We have brought a new business and new jobs to Mississippi. We may struggle along the way, but when the deal closes everyone is proud of the accomplishment.

I typically work with public entities. My clients are primarily focused on affordable housing and economic development. I also represent cities, counties, school districts, banks, underwriters, and private entities.

With pressure to limit funding resources, the potential for tax reform and federal and local spending cuts, we are constantly looking for new ways to leverage resources and address the growing need for both public financing and safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. When we are not working on actual projects we are working on creating, protecting, or enhancing the vehicles that allow those projects to happen in the first place.