Jason Acosta has been focused on low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) property management and affordable housing for more than 15 years. As Director of Asset Management at the Foundation for Affordable Housing, Jason is responsible for overseeing the organization’s diversified portfolio of low-income properties out of the Foundation’s SoCal office. In 2019, Foundation for Affordable Housing was named nationally as the TOP NONPROFIT and No. 17 on the Affordable Housing Finance (AHF) of 50 Top Developers/Owners List. As the result of our substantial portfolio growth, Foundation for Affordable Housing was also named No. 6 on AHF Top 50 Owners. The Foundation’s primary focus is on building value for all stakeholders through long lasting relationships has allowed the organization to evolve into a multi‐faceted real estate player in the affordable housing space whose main business is providing superior services to real estate investors. By leveraging years of experience and extensive network of strategic partners, FFAH assists with securing affordable communities for low-income families and seniors in need, and “at risk” homeless and special needs populations. Additionally, FFAH excels in acquiring grants and soft loans for projects, accessing creative financing solutions, and complying with government regulations.
Before joining the FFAH team, Jason served as a Vice President and Director of Portfolio & Risk Management with a national affordable developer responsible for a national LIHTC portfolio. Jason’s extensive experience also includes real estate property acquisitions and dispositions, portfolio management, and partnership syndications for several other top real estate investment firms.
In collaborations with the Foundation’s Senior Leadership, Jason has successfully assisted with the portfolio expansion which included several trophy assets with various reputable housing development partners. With a triple bottom-line framework, Jason currently oversees a quality team of Asset Managers.
Expanding over a long career, Jason has successfully completed several repositioning of destabilized assets and recapitalization events, as well as conducted over 1,000 physical site evaluations and due diligence assessments for a variety of asset class and product types nationally. Jason currently holds several real estate designations, including Certified Property Manager® (CPM®), Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®), National Affordable Housing Professional–Executive (NAHP-e®), and Specialist Housing Credit Professional (SHCM®). And received his Master's in Business Administration, as well as completed a real estate finance professional certificate program at the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate. Jason is originally from New York City and currently resides in Orange County, CA.
Email: Jason@ffah.org