Edward J. Campbell

What do you focus on?

I work on real estate transactions involving the acquisition, financing, development, asset management and disposition of residential, mixed-use and health care projects. I assist clients in various aspects of the acquisition and disposition of multifamily properties, financed with tax-exempt bonds, low-income housing tax credits and other federal, state and local government subsidies.

My experience as in-house counsel to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) in California and Washington, DC, gives me extensive knowledge of the agency's programs and internal processes. I work extensively with FHA multifamily mortgage insurance and insured healthcare programs, Section 8 housing assistance, RAD and various HUD grant programs. I serve as a liaison between clients and HUD on matters involving financing, development and asset management of multifamily, health care and mixed-use projects.

What do you see on the horizon?

The availability of decent, safe, sanitary housing that is affordable to all income levels is becoming a more pressing issue as we see homelessness increase and housing costs skyrocket across the country.  Over the last decade we’ve seen a great deal of emphasis placed on increasing governmental funding for affordable housing. However, as government budget are getting squeezed tighter, we likely to see a greater focus on eliminating statutory, regulatory and procedural barriers to housing development. In the coming months and years, we will see a shift away from the fiscalization of land use, a streamlining of the permitting process and efforts to increase mixed-use and multifamily zoning to promote the development of housing. We also continue to see a focus on preservation the existing affordable housing inventory.

Publications and Presentations

Publications

• “HUD issues guidance to interim modifications of on-site visit requirements for its insured healthcare programs,” Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Blog, April 2020
• “Important New Changes to California’s Planning and Zoning Laws Regarding Assisted Housing Developments,” Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Blog, April 2018
• “California Governor signs Historic New Housing Legislation,” Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Blog, October 2017
• “New TCAC Policy on Over Income Tenants,” Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Blog, May 2016
• “California Supreme Court Upholds the City of San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance,” Nixon Peabody Affordable Housing Blog, June 2015
• “Affordable Housing Adapts to New Building Trends,” Builder & Developer Magazine, February 2014
• “FHA Multifamily Programs Closing Guide Revision Limits HUD Field Office Discretion on HUD Loan Transactions,” American Bar Association eReport, October 2013

Speaking Engagements

• “A Closer Look at RAD! Including RAD for PRAC, the latest RAD I Guidance and other PHA repositioning tools,” Nixon Peabody RAD Roadshow, San Francisco, June 2019
• “Assess Your Rights and Duties at Year 15,” IPED Tax Credit Property Dispositions Conference, November 2018
• “A Closer Look at RAD + HUD Mod Rehab Workshop,” Nixon Peabody RAD Roadshow, Los Angeles, October 2018
•  “2018 LA Multifamily Market Outlook,” Bisnow, Los Angeles, January 2018
• “44 Years Later: The 1984 and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics—A Discussion of the Developmental Landscape in Los Angeles, Then and Now,” Nixon Peabody Annual MCLE Seminar, Los Angeles, January 2018
• “Understanding HUD/FHA Multifamily A Practitioner’s Guide,” Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation, Las Vegas, September 2017
• “Hot topics in land use, affordable housing and syndication,” Nixon Peabody Annual MCLE Seminar, Los Angeles, January 2017
• “What Borrowers Need to Know about FHA’s Revised MAP Guide,” Nixon Peabody Webinar, Washington DC, June 2016
•  “Meeting Affordability Needs,” Fair Housing Council of Riverside County’s 2016 Housing Conference, Riverside, April 2016
• “FHA Multifamily Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Pilot,” The 21st Annual Conference of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Washington DC, May 2012