Ms. Lowrie represents a variety of players in connection with the financing, development, ownership, and operation of affordable housing utilizing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, as well as other general commercial real estate matters. She regularly serves as underwriter's counsel and bond counsel in affordable housing developments and other public and private activity financings. She also represents for-profit and non-profit developers as developer counsel, including, for example, preparing and negotiating joint-venture development agreements (including public-private-partnerships), financing agreements, and purchase and sale transactions. Additionally, Ms. Lowrie has extensive experience with real estate transactions involving GO Zone and other special tax and financing incentives.
Ms. Lowrie frequently works with the Mississippi Development Authority and other state and local officials to acquire, on behalf of clients, certain economic development incentives for Mississippi businesses, including incentives available in connection with municipal financing transactions.
In addition to her housing finance practice, Ms. Lowrie has served as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, issuer's counsel, and trustee's counsel in a variety of municipal financing transactions, including the issuance of exempt facility bonds, tax increment financing bonds, and special assessment bonds. She has also served as bond counsel on a number of mortgage revenue bond issues secured through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae programs.